Physical stress and qualitative gonadotropin secretion: LH biological activity at rest and after exercise in trained and untrained men

International Journal of Sports Medicine

Volumn 23, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 307-312

  Di Luigi, L ^a   Guidetti, L ^a   Baldari, C ^a   Fabbri, A ^b   Moretti, C ^b   Romanelli, F ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ROME FORO ITALICO   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ROME TOR VERGATA   (Italy)

^c SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

Author keywords

Bioactive LH; Free testosterone; FSH; Physical exercise; Semen; Testosterone

Indexed keywords

GONADOTROPIN; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; TESTOSTERONE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; GONADOTROPIN BLOOD LEVEL; GONADOTROPIN RELEASE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; HYPOTHALAMUS HYPOPHYSIS GONAD SYSTEM; LUTEINIZING HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL; LUTEINIZING HORMONE RELEASE; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; OXYGEN TENSION; PHYSICAL STRESS; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; RADIOIMMUNOASSAY; REST; SEMEN ANALYSIS; TESTOSTERONE BLOOD LEVEL; TRAINING; TREADMILL EXERCISE;

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; EXERCISE; FOLLICLE STIMULATING HORMONE; HUMANS; HYPOTHALAMO-HYPOPHYSEAL SYSTEM; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; MALE; PHYSICAL EDUCATION AND TRAINING; PITUITARY-ADRENAL SYSTEM; REST; SEMEN; TESTOSTERONE;

EID: 0036069674     PISSN: 01724622     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-2002-33149     Document Type: Article

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