Progesterone acutely increases LH pulse amplitude but does not acutely influence nocturnal LH pulse frequency slowing during the late follicular phase in women

American Journal of Physiology - Endocrinology and Metabolism

Volumn 292, Issue 3, 2007, Pages

  McCartney, Christopher R ^a   Blank, Susan K ^a   Marshall, John C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Circadian; Diurnal; Estradiol; Follicle stimulating hormone; Gonadotropin releasing hormone; Luteinizing hormone

Indexed keywords

ESTRADIOL; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; PLACEBO; PROGESTERONE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD SAMPLING; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FOLLICULAR PHASE; HUMAN; LUTEINIZING HORMONE RELEASE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGESTERONE BLOOD LEVEL;

ADMINISTRATION, ORAL; ADULT; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; CROSS-OVER STUDIES; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; FEMALE; FOLLICLE STIMULATING HORMONE; FOLLICULAR PHASE; GONADAL STEROID HORMONES; HUMANS; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; PLACEBOS; PROGESTERONE; PULSATILE FLOW;

EID: 33947187548     PISSN: 01931849     EISSN: 15221555     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/ajpendo.00371.2006     Document Type: Article

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