ACTH-cortisol activity during the 17β-estradiol and LH preovulatory surges of the menstrual cycle in the human

Neuroendocrinology Letters

Volumn 27, Issue 1-2, 2006, Pages 114-120

  Kerdelhue, Bernard ^a,b   Lenoir, Véronique ^b   Scholler, Robert ^b   Jones, Howard ^a  

^a EASTERN VIRGINIA MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b CNRS   (France)

Author keywords

ACTH; Cortisol; E2 and LH preovulatory surges; Human; Menstrual cycle

Indexed keywords

CORTICOTROPIN; ESTRADIOL; HYDROCORTISONE; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; PROGESTERONE;

ADULT; ANALYTICAL EQUIPMENT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATIONAL STUDY; CORTICOTROPIN BLOOD LEVEL; ESTRADIOL BLOOD LEVEL; FEMALE; HORMONE ACTION; HORMONE RELEASE; HUMAN; HYDROCORTISONE BLOOD LEVEL; LUTEINIZING HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL; LUTEINIZING HORMONE RELEASE; MENSTRUAL CYCLE; MICROPARTICLE ENZYME IMMUNOASSAY; OVULATION; RADIOIMMUNOASSAY; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE;

EID: 33745659858     PISSN: 0172780X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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