Plasma melatonin profile and hormonal interactions in the menstrual cycles of anovulatory infertile women treated with gonadotropins

Gynecologic and Obstetric Investigation

Volumn 45, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 247-252

  Tang, Pak Lai ^a   Chan, T Y ^a   Tang, G W K ^b   Pang, S F ^c  

^a HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^c UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Gonadotropin; Infertility; Melatonin; Menstrual cycle; Steroid

Indexed keywords

ESTRADIOL; GONADOTROPIN; MELATONIN;

ADULT; ANOVULATION; ARTICLE; BLOOD LEVEL; CLINICAL ARTICLE; ESTRADIOL BLOOD LEVEL; FEMALE; FEMALE INFERTILITY; FOLLICULAR PHASE; HORMONE ACTION; HUMAN; LUTEAL PHASE; MENSTRUAL CYCLE; OVULATION INDUCTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0031799064     PISSN: 03787346     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000009977     Document Type: Article

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