Responsiveness of plasma 2- and 4-hydroxycatecholestrogens to training and to graduated submaximal and maximal exercise in an untrained woman

International Journal of Sports Medicine

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 20-25

  De Cree C ^a,d   Ball, P ^b   Seidlitz, B ^b   Van Kranenburg, G ^c   Geurten, P ^c   Keizer, H A ^c  

^a Dept Appl Exp Repro Endocrinol   (Belgium)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LÜBECK   (Germany)

^c MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^d Inst Gyneco Endocrinological Res   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Catecholamines; Catecholestrogens; COMT; Estrogens; Menstrual cycle; Women

Indexed keywords

CATECHOL ESTROGEN; CATECHOLAMINE; HORMONE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BICYCLE ERGOMETRY; CONTROLLED STUDY; ESTROGEN BLOOD LEVEL; EXERCISE; FEMALE; FOLLICULAR PHASE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; LUTEAL PHASE; MENSTRUAL CYCLE; METHYLATION; NORMAL HUMAN; PRECURSOR; REST; TRAINING;

ADULT; ESTROGENS, CATECHOL; EXERCISE; FEMALE; FOLLICULAR PHASE; HUMANS; LUTEAL PHASE; PHYSICAL EDUCATION AND TRAINING; RESEARCH DESIGN;

EID: 0031931126     PISSN: 01724622     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-2007-971874     Document Type: Article

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