Joint growth hormone and cortisol spontaneous secretion is more asynchronous in older females than in their male counterparts

Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism

Volumn 86, Issue 7, 2001, Pages 3393-3399

  Charmandari, Evangelia ^a,e   Pincus, Steven M ^b   Matthews, David R ^c   Dennison, Elaine ^d   Fall, Caroline H D ^d   Hindmarsh, Peter C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b Radcliffe Infirmary ^*

^c RADCLIFFE INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

^d MEDICAL RESEARCH COUNCIL   (United Kingdom)

^e EUNICE KENNEDY SHRIVER NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF CHILD HEALTH AND HUMAN DEVELOPMENT   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ESTRADIOL; GROWTH HORMONE; HYDROCORTISONE; SOMATOMEDIN BINDING PROTEIN 3;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION FUNCTION; FEMALE; HORMONE RELEASE; HUMAN; HYDROCORTISONE RELEASE; HYPOTHALAMUS HYPOPHYSIS ADRENAL SYSTEM; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SEX DIFFERENCE;

EID: 0034927684     PISSN: 0021972X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1210/jcem.86.7.7695     Document Type: Article

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