Hypothalamic-pituitary-thyroid axis status of humans during development of ageing process

Clinica Chimica Acta

Volumn 288, Issue 1-2, 1999, Pages 137-145

  Chakraborti, Sajal ^a   Chakraborti, Tapati ^a   Mandal, Malay ^a   Das, Sudip ^a   Batabyal, Sandip K ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KALYANI   (India)

^b BR Singh Hosp   (India)

Author keywords

Ageing; Dopamine; Humans; Prolactin; Thyroid hormones; Thyrotropin releasing hormone

Indexed keywords

DOPAMINE; LIOTHYRONINE; RELEFACT; THYROGLOBULIN; THYROID ANTIBODY; THYROTROPIN; THYROXINE;

ADULT; AGING; ARTICLE; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; HYPOTHALAMUS HYPOPHYSIS THYROID SYSTEM; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MODULATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROLACTIN RELEASE; THYROID HORMONE METABOLISM; THYROTROPIN RELEASE;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AGING; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; HUMANS; HYPOTHALAMO-HYPOPHYSEAL SYSTEM; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROLACTIN; THYROID GLAND; THYROID HORMONES;

EID: 0032844382     PISSN: 00098981     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0009-8981(99)00061-3     Document Type: Article

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