Effects of cyproheptadine clorhydrate, a serotonin receptor antagonist, on endocrine parameters in weight-loss related amenorrhea

Gynecological Endocrinology

Volumn 15, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 279-285

  Genazzani, A D ^a   Strucchi, C ^a   Malavasi, B ^a   Tortolani, F ^a   Vecchi, F ^a   Luisi, S ^b   Petraglia, F ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MODENA AND REGGIO EMILIA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PISA   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SIENA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Amenorrhea; Cyproheptadine; Neuroendocrine system; Serotonin; Weight loss

Indexed keywords

CYPROHEPTADINE; FOLLITROPIN; GROWTH HORMONE; LIOTHYRONINE; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; NALOXONE; SEROTONIN ANTAGONIST; SOMATOMEDIN C; THYROTROPIN;

AMENORRHEA; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEMALE; FREE LIOTHYRONINE INDEX; FREE THYROXINE INDEX; HUMAN; HYPOGONADOTROPIC HYPOGONADISM; HYPOTHALAMUS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULSATILE HORMONE RELEASE; RECEPTOR BLOCKING; SEROTONINERGIC SYSTEM; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

EID: 0034845967     PISSN: 09513590     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/gye.15.4.279.285     Document Type: Article

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