Growth hormone secretion after baclofen administration in different phases of the menstrual cycle in healthy women

Hormone Research

Volumn 55, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 131-136

  Orio Jr , F ^a   Palomba, S ^a   Colao, A ^a   Tenuta, M ^b   Dentico, C ^a   Petretta, M ^a   Lombardi, G ^a   Nappi, C ^a   Orio, Francesco ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

^b AORN 'San Giovanni di Dio e Ruggi D'Aragona'   (Italy)

^c NONE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Baclofen; GABA; Growth hormone; Sex hormones

Indexed keywords

4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID RECEPTOR; ANDROSTENEDIONE; BACLOFEN; FOLLITROPIN; LIOSERAL; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; PRASTERONE; PROLACTIN; SEX HORMONE; SOMATOMEDIN BINDING PROTEIN 3; SOMATOMEDIN C; TESTOSTERONE; THYROTROPIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BINDING SITE; BLOOD BRAIN BARRIER; BLOOD SAMPLING; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG RECEPTOR BINDING; FEMALE; FOLLICULAR PHASE; GABAERGIC TRANSMISSION; GROWTH HORMONE RELEASE; HORMONAL REGULATION; HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; LUTEAL PHASE; MENSTRUAL CYCLE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROVOCATION TEST; TRANSVAGINAL ECHOGRAPHY;

ADMINISTRATION, ORAL; ADULT; BACLOFEN; FEMALE; FOLLICULAR PHASE; GABA AGONISTS; GROWTH HORMONE; HUMANS; LUTEAL PHASE; MENSTRUAL CYCLE; OVULATION;

EID: 0034854786     PISSN: 03010163     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000049984     Document Type: Article

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