Differences between morning and afternoon hormonal responses to D-fenfluramine in healthy humans

Psychoneuroendocrinology

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 79-87

  Monteleone, Palmiero ^a   Bortolotti, Francesca ^a   Orazzo, Catello ^a   Serino, Ismene ^a   Maj, Mario ^a  

^a SECOND UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES   (Italy)

Author keywords

cortisol; D cenfluramine; humans; prolactin; serotonin

Indexed keywords

DEXFENFLURAMINE; HYDROCORTISONE; PLACEBO; PROLACTIN;

ARTICLE; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; FEMALE; HORMONE RESPONSE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; HYDROCORTISONE BLOOD LEVEL; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROLACTIN BLOOD LEVEL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL;

EID: 0030925829     PISSN: 03064530     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0306-4530(96)00041-8     Document Type: Article

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