Hyperleptinaemia is associated with impaired gonadotrophin response to GnRH during late puberty in obese girls, not boys

European Journal of Endocrinology

Volumn 138, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 653-658

  Bouvattier, Claire ^a   Lahlou, Najiba ^b   Roger, Marc ^b   Bougnères, Pierre ^a,b,c  

^a Pediatriec Endocrinology   (France)

^b INSERM   (France)

^c HÔPITAL SAINT VINCENT DE PAUL   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FOLLITROPIN; GONADORELIN; GONADOTROPIN; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; SEX HORMONE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY FAT; BODY MASS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION FUNCTION; FEMALE; HORMONAL REGULATION; HORMONE ACTION; HORMONE DETERMINATION; HUMAN; MALE; MENARCHE; OBESITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DETERMINATION; PUBERTY; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SEXUAL MATURATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BODY MASS INDEX; ESTRADIOL; FEMALE; FOLLICLE STIMULATING HORMONE; GONADOTROPIN-RELEASING HORMONE; GONADOTROPINS, PITUITARY; HUMANS; LEPTIN; LINEAR MODELS; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; MALE; OBESITY; PROTEINS; PUBERTY;

EID: 0031863760     PISSN: 08044643     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1530/eje.0.1380653     Document Type: Article

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