The short-term infusion of ovine corticotropin-releasing hormone does not alter luteinizing hormone concentrations in young adult men

Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism

Volumn 82, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 697-700

  Metzger, Daniel L ^a,b   Kerrigan, James R ^a,c   Rogol, Alan D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA HEALTH SYSTEM   (United States)

^b BC CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^c East Tennessee State University   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CORTICOTROPIN RELEASING FACTOR; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; NALOXONE; SODIUM CHLORIDE;

ADULT; BOLUS INJECTION; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG INFUSION; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; HYPOTHALAMUS HYPOPHYSIS GONAD SYSTEM; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; LUTEINIZING HORMONE RELEASE; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; NOTE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; STRESS;

ADULT; ANIMALS; CORTICOTROPIN-RELEASING HORMONE; HUMANS; IMMUNOASSAY; INFUSIONS, INTRAVENOUS; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; MALE; NALOXONE; OSMOLAR CONCENTRATION; REFERENCE VALUES; SHEEP; SINGLE-BLIND METHOD; TIME FACTORS;

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EID: 0031014349     PISSN: 0021972X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1210/jc.82.2.697     Document Type: Note

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