Role of estradiol in cortisol-induced reduction of luteinizing hormone pulse frequency

Endocrinology

Volumn 150, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 2775-2782

  Oakley, Amy E ^a,c   Breen, Kellie M ^a,d   Tilbrook, Alan J ^b   Wagenmaker, Elizabeth R ^a   Karsch, Fred J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ESTRADIOL; GONADORELIN; HYDROCORTISONE; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; PROGESTERONE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ESTRADIOL BLOOD LEVEL; ESTRUS CYCLE; EWE; FEMALE; FOLLICULAR PHASE; GONADORELIN RELEASE; HORMONE ACTION; HYDROCORTISONE BLOOD LEVEL; LUTEAL PHASE; LUTEINIZING HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL; LUTEINIZING HORMONE RELEASE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULSATILE HORMONE RELEASE; STRESS;

ANIMALS; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; ESTRADIOL; ESTROUS CYCLE; FEMALE; FOLLICULAR PHASE; GONADOTROPIN-RELEASING HORMONE; HYDROCORTISONE; INFUSIONS, INTRAVENOUS; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; MODELS, ANIMAL; OVARIECTOMY; PROGESTERONE; SHEEP; STRESS, PHYSIOLOGICAL;

EID: 66649111346     PISSN: 00137227     EISSN: 00137227     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1210/en.2008-1754     Document Type: Article

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