Clinical evaluation of patients with weight loss-related amenorrhea: Neuropeptide Y and luteinizing hormone pulsatility

Gynecological Endocrinology

Volumn 22, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 239-243

  Meczekalski, Blazej ^a   Genazzani, Andrea ^b   Genazzani, Alessandro ^c   Warenik Szymankiewicz, Alina ^a   Luisi, Michele ^b  

^a POZNAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Poland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PISA   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MODENA AND REGGIO EMILIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Amenorrhea; Gonadotropin releasing hormone; Luteinizing hormone; Neuropeptide Y; Pulsatility; Weight loss

Indexed keywords

LUTEINIZING HORMONE; NEUROPEPTIDE Y;

ADULT; AMENORRHEA; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FOLLICULAR PHASE; HORMONE RELEASE; HUMAN; HYPOTHALAMUS; MENSTRUAL CYCLE; MENSTRUATION; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

ADULT; AMENORRHEA; BODY MASS INDEX; ESTRADIOL; FEMALE; FOLLICLE STIMULATING HORMONE; FOLLICULAR PHASE; HUMANS; HYPOTHALAMUS; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; NEUROPEPTIDE Y; PERIODICITY; WEIGHT LOSS;

EID: 33745368543     PISSN: 09513590     EISSN: 14730766     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14767050600761992     Document Type: Article

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