A noninvasive measure of negative-feedback strength, approximate entropy, unmasks strong diurnal variations in the regularity of LH secretion

American Journal of Physiology - Endocrinology and Metabolism

Volumn 293, Issue 5, 2007, Pages

  Liu, Peter Y ^a   Iranmanesh, Ali ^b   Keenan, Daniel M ^c   Pincus, Steven M ^d   Veldhuis, Johannes D ^a  

^a MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

^b VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

^d NONE

Author keywords

Follicle stimulating hormone; Luteinizing hormone; Male; Prolactin

Indexed keywords

HYPOPHYSIS HORMONE; LUTEINIZING HORMONE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD SAMPLING; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENDOCRINE FUNCTION; ENTROPY; HUMAN; LUTEINIZING HORMONE RELEASE; MALE; NEGATIVE FEEDBACK; NOISE; NON INVASIVE MEASUREMENT; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REPRODUCIBILITY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SIMULATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; ENTROPY; FEEDBACK, BIOCHEMICAL; FOLLICLE STIMULATING HORMONE; HUMANS; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; MALE; PITUITARY GLAND, ANTERIOR; PROLACTIN;

EID: 36148997999     PISSN: 01931849     EISSN: 15221555     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/ajpendo.00365.2007     Document Type: Article

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