Hypothalamo-pituitary-adrenal axis and adrenal function before and after ovariectomy in premenopausal women

European Journal of Endocrinology

Volumn 138, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 430-435

  De Leo, Vincenzo ^a   La Marca, Antonio ^a   Talluri, Beatrice ^a   D'Antona, Donato ^a   Morgante, Giuseppe ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SIENA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADRENAL FUNCTION; ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; ESTROGEN METABOLISM; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYDROCORTISONE RELEASE; HYPOTHALAMUS HYPOPHYSIS ADRENAL SYSTEM; OVARIECTOMY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PREMENOPAUSE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

17-ALPHA-HYDROXYPROGESTERONE; ADRENOCORTICOTROPIC HORMONE; ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANDROSTENEDIONE; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYDROCORTISONE; HYPOTHALAMO-HYPOPHYSEAL SYSTEM; MIDDLE AGED; OVARIECTOMY; OVARY; PITUITARY-ADRENAL SYSTEM; PREMENOPAUSE; TESTOSTERONE;

EID: 0031970454     PISSN: 08044643     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1530/eje.0.1380430     Document Type: Article

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