Exercise-associated amenorrhea: Are altered leptin levels an early warning sign?

Physician and Sportsmedicine

Volumn 30, Issue 10, 2002, Pages 41-46

  Warren, Michelle P ^a,c   Ramos, Russalind H ^b   Bronson, Emily M ^b  

^a Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology ^*  (United States)

^b New York Presbyterian Hospital Columbia University Medical Center   (United States)

^c Och Spine at New York Presbyterian Hospitals   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LEPTIN; SOMATOMEDIN; THYROID HORMONE;

ADIPOCYTE; AMENORRHEA; ATHLETE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; EATING DISORDER; EXERCISE; HUMAN; MEDICAL RESEARCH; NEUROENDOCRINE SYSTEM; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; OSSIFICATION; OSTEOPOROSIS; RECOGNITION; REPRODUCTION; REVIEW;

EID: 0036790930     PISSN: 00913847     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3810/psm.2002.10.495     Document Type: Review

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