Control of follicle-stimulating hormone by estradiol and the inhibins: Critical role of estradiol at the hypothalamus during the luteal-follicular transition

Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism

Volumn 88, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 1766-1771

  Welt, Corrine K ^a   Pagan, Yanira L ^a   Smith, Patricia C ^a   Rado, Kimberly B ^a   Hall, Janet E ^a  

^a MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ESTRADIOL; ESTROGEN; ESTROGEN RECEPTOR; FOLLITROPIN; GONADORELIN; INHIBIN; INHIBIN A; INHIBIN B; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; TAMOXIFEN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEEDBACK SYSTEM; FEMALE; FOLLICULAR PHASE; HORMONAL REGULATION; HORMONE DEFICIENCY; HUMAN; HYPOTHALAMUS; LUTEAL PHASE; MENSTRUAL CYCLE; NEGATIVE FEEDBACK; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULSATILE DRUG RELEASE;

ESTRADIOL; FEEDBACK, BIOCHEMICAL; FOLLICLE STIMULATING HORMONE; FOLLICULAR PHASE; GONADOTROPIN-RELEASING HORMONE; HYPOTHALAMUS; INHIBINS; LUTEAL PHASE; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; RECEPTORS, ESTROGEN; TAMOXIFEN;

EID: 0038021504     PISSN: 0021972X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1210/jc.2002-021516     Document Type: Article

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