Influence of oral contraceptive use on growth hormone in vivo bioactivity following resistance exercise: Responses of molecular mass variants

Growth Hormone and IGF Research

Volumn 18, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 238-244

  Kraemer, William J ^a   Nindl, Bradley C ^b   Volek, Jeff S ^a   Marx, James O ^c   Gotshalk, Lincoln A ^d   Bush, Jill A ^e   Welsch, Jill R ^f   Vingren, Jakob L ^a   Spiering, Barry A ^a   Fragala, Maren S ^a   Hatfield, Disa L ^a   Ho, Jen Yu ^a   Maresh, Carl M ^a   Mastro, Andrea M ^f   Hymer, Wesley C ^f  

^a Human Performance Laboratory   (United States)

^b U S ARMY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII AT HILO   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON   (United States)

^f PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Birth control; Estradiol; Reproductive hormones; Strength; Women

Indexed keywords

ETHINYLESTRADIOL PLUS NORGESTIMATE; GROWTH HORMONE; ORAL CONTRACEPTIVE AGENT; PLACEBO;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL ACTIVITY; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG USE; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; EXERCISE TEST; FEMALE; FOLLICULAR PHASE; FRACTIONATION; GROWTH HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL; HORMONE ACTION; HORMONE DETERMINATION; HORMONE RESPONSE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; IMMUNE RESPONSE; IMMUNORADIOMETRIC ASSAY; IMMUNOREACTIVITY; IN VIVO STUDY; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOIMMUNOASSAY; TIBIA;

ADULT; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CONTRACEPTIVES, ORAL, HORMONAL; ESTROGENS; ETHINYL ESTRADIOL; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HUMAN GROWTH HORMONE; HUMANS; IMMUNOASSAY; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; NORGESTREL; WEIGHT LIFTING;

EID: 41649094999     PISSN: 10966374     EISSN: 15322238     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ghir.2007.10.001     Document Type: Article

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