Diurnal Profiles of Testosterone and Pituitary Hormones Suggest Different Mechanisms for Menstrual Disturbances in Endurance Athletes

Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism

Volumn 89, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 702-707

  Rickenlund, Anette ^a   Thorén, Marja ^a   Carlström, Kjell ^a   Von Schoultz, Bo ^a   Lindén Hirschberg, Angelica ^a  

^a KAROLINSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GROWTH HORMONE; HYDROCORTISONE; HYPOPHYSIS HORMONE; INSULIN; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; PROLACTIN; SOMATOMEDIN BINDING PROTEIN 1; TESTOSTERONE;

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AMENORRHEA; ARTICLE; ATHLETE; BODY MASS; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENDURANCE; EVALUATION; FEMALE; GROWTH HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL; GROWTH HORMONE RELEASE; HORMONE INHIBITION; HUMAN; HYDROCORTISONE BLOOD LEVEL; HYDROCORTISONE RELEASE; HYPERANDROGENISM; HYPOTHALAMUS HYPOPHYSIS ADRENAL SYSTEM; INSULIN BLOOD LEVEL; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LUTEINIZING HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL; LUTEINIZING HORMONE RELEASE; MENSTRUATION DISORDER; OLIGOMENORRHEA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROLACTIN BLOOD LEVEL; PROLACTIN RELEASE; PULSATILE HORMONE RELEASE; SEX HORMONE DETERMINATION; SITTING; TESTOSTERONE BLOOD LEVEL; TESTOSTERONE RELEASE;

EID: 1442303350     PISSN: 0021972X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1210/jc.2003-030306     Document Type: Article

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