Disruption of the young-adult synchrony between luteinizing hormone release and oscillations in follicle-stimulating hormone, prolactin, and nocturnal penile tumescence (NPT) in healthy older men

Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism

Volumn 84, Issue 10, 1999, Pages 3498-3505

  Veldhuis, Johannes D ^a,d   Iranmanesh, Ali ^b   Mulligan, Thomas ^b   Pincus, Steven M ^c  

^a NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION   (United States)

^b VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c Hunter Holmes McGuire Veterans Affairs Medical Center ^*  (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA HEALTH SYSTEM   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FOLLITROPIN; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; PROLACTIN;

ADULT; AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FOLLITROPIN RELEASE; HUMAN; HYPOTHALAMUS HYPOPHYSIS SYSTEM; LEYDIG CELL; LUTEINIZING HORMONE RELEASE; MALE; PENIS NOCTURNAL TUMESCENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROLACTIN RELEASE; STEROIDOGENESIS; TESTOSTERONE RELEASE;

EID: 0033304566     PISSN: 0021972X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1210/jc.84.10.3498     Document Type: Article

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