Neuroendocrine aspects of amenorrhea related to stress

Pediatric Endocrinology Reviews

Volumn 2, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 661-668

  Genazzani, Alessandro D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MODENA AND REGGIO EMILIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

FSH; Hypothalamic amenorrhea; LH; Neurotransmitters; Osteopenia; Stress; Undernutrition

Indexed keywords

CORTICOTROPIN; CORTICOTROPIN RELEASING FACTOR; CYPROHEPTADINE; ESTRADIOL; ESTROGEN; FENFLURAMINE; FOLLITROPIN; GLUCOCORTICOID; GONADORELIN; HYDROCORTISONE; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; METOCLOPRAMIDE; NALOXONE; NEUROPEPTIDE; OPIATE PEPTIDE; OXYTOCIN; PROLACTIN; THYROTROPIN; VASOACTIVE INTESTINAL POLYPEPTIDE;

AMENORRHEA; DRUG ANTAGONISM; ENERGY CONSUMPTION; FEEDING; HORMONAL REGULATION; HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL; HORMONE RELEASE; HORMONE SUBSTITUTION; HUMAN; HYPOPHYSIS; HYPOTHALAMUS; HYPOTHALAMUS DISEASE; HYPOTHALAMUS HYPOPHYSIS SYSTEM; MALNUTRITION; MENARCHE; MENTAL STRESS; NEUROENDOCRINOLOGY; NEUROMODULATION; NONHUMAN; OSTEOPENIA; OSTEOPOROSIS; OVARY FUNCTION; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PHYSICAL STRESS; REPRODUCTION; REVIEW; SPORT; STRESS; TRAINING; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

ADOLESCENT; AMENORRHEA; FEMALE; HUMANS; NEUROSECRETORY SYSTEMS; STRESS;

EID: 20444399498     PISSN: 15654753     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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