Effects of chronic neuroleptic administration on the hypothalamo- pituitary-gonadal axis of male schizophrenics

Progress in Neuro-Psychopharmacology and Biological Psychiatry

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 251-258

  Kaneda, Yasuhiro ^a   Fujii, Akira ^a  

^a Fujii Hospital   (Japan)

Author keywords

Follicle stimulating hormone; Luteinizing hormone; Neuroleptic; Prolactin; Schizophrenia; Testosterone

Indexed keywords

FOLLITROPIN; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; NEUROLEPTIC AGENT; PROLACTIN; TESTOSTERONE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; ENDOCRINE FUNCTION; FOLLITROPIN BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; HYPOPHYSIS GONAD SYSTEM; LUTEINIZING HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PROLACTIN BLOOD LEVEL; SCHIZOPHRENIA; TESTOSTERONE BLOOD LEVEL;

ADULT; AGED; ANTIPSYCHOTIC AGENTS; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CHRONIC DISEASE; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; FOLLICLE STIMULATING HORMONE; HUMANS; HYPOTHALAMO-HYPOPHYSEAL SYSTEM; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PITUITARY-ADRENAL SYSTEM; SCHIZOPHRENIA; TESTIS; TESTOSTERONE;

EID: 0034144597     PISSN: 02785846     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0278-5846(99)00103-7     Document Type: Article

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