Ghrelin suppresses secretion of FSH in males

Clinical Endocrinology

Volumn 70, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 920-923

  Kluge, Michael ^a   Uhr, Manfred ^a   Bleninger, Philipp ^a   Yassouridis, Alexander ^a   Steiger, Axel ^a  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE OF PSYCHIATRY   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FOLLITROPIN; GHRELIN; PLACEBO;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD SAMPLING; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSSOVER PROCEDURE; HORMONE DETERMINATION; HORMONE RELEASE; HUMAN; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SINGLE BLIND PROCEDURE;

ADULT; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DOWN-REGULATION; FOLLICLE STIMULATING HORMONE, HUMAN; GHRELIN; HUMANS; MALE; SINGLE-BLIND METHOD; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 66149138014     PISSN: 03000664     EISSN: 13652265     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2265.2008.03440.x     Document Type: Article

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