Stimulatory effect of morning bright light on reproductive hormones and ovulation: Results of a controlled crossover trial

PLoS Clinical Trials

Volumn 2, Issue 2, 2007, Pages

  Danilenko, Konstantin V ^a   Samoilova, Elena A ^b  

^a INSTITUTE OF PHYSIOLOGY   (Russian Federation)

^b Phytomed   (Russian Federation)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ESTRADIOL; FOLLITROPIN; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; PLACEBO; PROLACTIN; THYROTROPIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD SAMPLING; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSSOVER PROCEDURE; ECHOGRAPHY; ESTRADIOL BLOOD LEVEL; FEMALE; FLUORESCENT LIGHTING; FOLLICULAR PHASE; FOLLITROPIN BLOOD LEVEL; HORMONE RELEASE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; INFERTILITY THERAPY; LIGHT EXPOSURE; LUTEINIZING HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL; MENSTRUAL CYCLE; NORMAL HUMAN; OVARY FOLLICLE MATURATION; OVARY FUNCTION; OVULATION; PHOTOSTIMULATION; PROLACTIN BLOOD LEVEL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; THYROTROPIN BLOOD LEVEL; WHITE LIGHT;

EID: 34249860577     PISSN: None     EISSN: 15555887     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pctr.0020007     Document Type: Article

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