Leptin concentrations in the follicular phase of spontaneous cycles and cycles superovulated with follicle stimulating hormone

Human Reproduction

Volumn 13, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 1152-1156

  Messinis, I E ^a   Milingos, S ^a   Zikopoulos, K ^b   Koliios, G ^b   Seferiadis, K ^b   Lolis, D ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THESSALY   (Greece)

^b UNIVERSITY OF IOANNINA   (Greece)

Author keywords

FSH; Leptin; Oestradiol; Ovary

Indexed keywords

CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN; ESTRADIOL; FOLLITROPIN; LEPTIN; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; UROFOLLITROPIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FOLLICULAR PHASE; HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; LEPTIN BLOOD LEVEL; LUTEAL PHASE; LUTEINIZING HORMONE RELEASE; MENSTRUAL CYCLE; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; SUPEROVULATION;

EID: 0031811443     PISSN: 02681161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/humrep/13.5.1152     Document Type: Article

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