Pulsatile intravenous gonadotropin-releasing hormone administration averts fasting-induced hypogonadotropism and hypoandrogenemia in healthy, normal weight men

Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism

Volumn 82, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 1543-1548

  Aloi, J A ^a   Bergendahl, M ^b   Iranmanesh, A ^c   Veldhuis, J D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA HEALTH SYSTEM   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TURKU   (Finland)

^c VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ESTRADIOL; FOLLITROPIN; GONADORELIN; HYDROCORTISONE; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; PROLACTIN; SOMATOMEDIN C; TESTOSTERONE; THYROTROPIN; THYROXINE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIET RESTRICTION; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; HYPOGONADOTROPIC HYPOGONADISM; IMMUNORADIOMETRIC ASSAY; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; LUTEINIZING HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL; LUTEINIZING HORMONE RELEASE; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TESTOSTERONE BLOOD LEVEL;

EID: 0030943482     PISSN: 0021972X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1210/jc.82.5.1543     Document Type: Article

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