Slow restoration of LH pulsatility by refeeding in energetically disrupted women

American Journal of Physiology - Regulatory Integrative and Comparative Physiology

Volumn 275, Issue 4 44-4, 1998, Pages

  Loucks, Anne B ^a   Verdun, Mark ^a  

^a OHIO UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Energy availability; Metabolic hormones; Nutrition; Reproduction

Indexed keywords

3 HYDROXYBUTYRIC ACID; GLUCOSE; INSULIN; LIOTHYRONINE; LUTEINIZING HORMONE;

ADULT; AMPLITUDE MODULATION; ARTICLE; CALORIC INTAKE; ENERGY EXPENDITURE; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HORMONAL REGULATION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; HUMAN TISSUE; MENSTRUAL CYCLE; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULSATILE FLOW;

EID: 0031795593     PISSN: 03636119     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/ajpregu.1998.275.4.r1218     Document Type: Article

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