Changes in diurnal rhythms of free cortisol secretion during different phases of menstrual cycle

Acta Physiologica Sinica

Volumn 55, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 547-553

  Bao, Ai Min ^a,b   Liu, Rong Yu ^b   Van Someren, Eus J W ^c   Hofman, Michel A ^c   Zhou, Jiang Ning ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY OF CHINA   (China)

^b ANHUI MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c NETHERLANDS INSTITUTE FOR NEUROSCIENCE   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Diurnal rhythm; Free cortisol; Menstrual cycle; Saliva; Ultradian rhythm

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FOLLICULAR PHASE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; HYDROCORTISONE RELEASE; LUTEAL PHASE; MENSTRUAL CYCLE; NORMAL HUMAN; OVULATION; SALIVA LEVEL; ULTRADIAN RHYTHM;

ADULT; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYDROCORTISONE; LUTEAL PHASE; MENSTRUAL CYCLE; RADIOIMMUNOASSAY; SALVIA;

EID: 0242712048     PISSN: 03710874     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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