Brain opioid receptor measurements by positron emission tomography in normal cycling women: Relationship to luteinizing hormone pulsatility and gonadal steroid hormones

Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism

Volumn 83, Issue 12, 1998, Pages 4498-4505

  Smith, Yolanda R ^a,b   Zubieta, Jon Kar ^a,c   Del Carmen, Marcela G ^a   Dannals, Robert F ^a   Ravert, Hayden T ^a   Zacur, Howard A ^a   Frost, J James ^a  

^a DEPARTMENT OF PATHOLOGY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BETA ENDORPHIN; CARFENTANIL; ESTRADIOL; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; OPIATE RECEPTOR; PROGESTERONE; STEROID HORMONE; TESTOSTERONE;

ADULT; AMYGDALOID NUCLEUS; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; ESTRADIOL BLOOD LEVEL; FEMALE; FOLLICULAR PHASE; HORMONAL REGULATION; HORMONE RECEPTOR INTERACTION; HUMAN; HYPOTHALAMUS; LUTEAL PHASE; LUTEINIZING HORMONE RELEASE; MENSTRUAL CYCLE; POSITRON EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGESTERONE BLOOD LEVEL; PULSATILE HORMONE RELEASE; RECEPTOR DENSITY; RECEPTOR OCCUPANCY; STEROID RELEASE; TESTOSTERONE BLOOD LEVEL;

EID: 0032461334     PISSN: 0021972X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1210/jc.83.12.4498     Document Type: Article

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