Neuroendocrinology of the menstrual cycle

Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences

Volumn 816, Issue , 1997, Pages 143-150

  Genazzani, Andrea R ^a   Petraglia, Felice ^b   Gamba, Ombretta ^b   Sgarbi, Laura ^b   Greco, M Mathilde ^b   Genazzani, Alessandro D ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PISA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MODENA AND REGGIO EMILIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DOPAMINE; ESTRADIOL; FOLLITROPIN; GONADORELIN; GONADOTROPIN; INHIBIN; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; NORADRENALIN;

ARCUATE NUCLEUS; CONFERENCE PAPER; ESTRADIOL BLOOD LEVEL; FEMALE; FOLLICULAR PHASE; FOLLITROPIN RELEASE; HORMONE RELEASE; HUMAN; HYPOPHYSIS GONAD SYSTEM; INTERNEURON; LUTEAL PHASE; LUTEINIZING HORMONE RELEASE; MENSTRUAL CYCLE; NEUROENDOCRINOLOGY; OVARY FOLLICLE DEVELOPMENT;

EID: 0030874210     PISSN: 00778923     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1749-6632.1997.tb52137.x     Document Type: Conference Paper

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