Neuroendocrine mechanisms by which selective Leydig cell castration unleashes increased pulsatile LH release

American Journal of Physiology - Regulatory Integrative and Comparative Physiology

Volumn 272, Issue 2 41-2, 1997, Pages

  Veldhuis, Johannes D ^a   Zwart, Alexander D ^a,b   Iranmanesh, Ali ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA HEALTH SYSTEM   (United States)

^b Internal Medicine Endocrinology   (United States)

^c VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

andregen; deconvolution; feedback; gonadotropin; human; ketoconazole

Indexed keywords

DEXAMETHASONE; GONADOTROPIN; KETOCONAZOLE; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; PLACEBO;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASTRATION; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENTROPY; GONADOTROPIN RELEASE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; LEYDIG CELL; LUTEINIZING HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL; LUTEINIZING HORMONE RELEASE; MALE; NEGATIVE FEEDBACK; NEUROENDOCRINE SYSTEM; NORMAL HUMAN; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULSATILE HORMONE RELEASE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

EID: 0030945174     PISSN: 03636119     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/ajpregu.1997.272.2.r464     Document Type: Article

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