Serum Lipid Levels and Steroidal Hormones in Women Runners with Irregular Menses

Canadian Journal of Applied Physiology

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 66-77

  Thompson, Dixie L ^a   Snead, David B ^b   Seip, Richard L ^c   Weltman, Judy Y ^b   Rogol, Alan D ^b   Weltman, Arthur ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA HEALTH SYSTEM   (United States)

^c WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Amenorrhea; Cholesterol; DHEAS; Estradiol; Exercise

Indexed keywords

LIPID; OXYGEN; STEROID;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEART RATE; HUMAN; MENSTRUATION DISORDER; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; RADIOIMMUNOASSAY; RUNNING; SPIROMETRY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEART RATE; HUMANS; LIPIDS; MENSTRUATION DISTURBANCES; OXYGEN; RADIOIMMUNOASSAY; RUNNING; SPIROMETRY; STEROIDS;

EID: 0031066979     PISSN: 10667814     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/h97-007     Document Type: Article

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