Estrogen negative feedback on gonadotropin secretion: Evidence for a direct pituitary effect in women

Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism

Volumn 95, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 1955-1961

  Shaw, N D ^a,b   Histed, S N ^a   Srouji, S S ^a   Yang, J ^a   Lee, H ^a   Hall, Janet E ^a  

^a MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b BOSTON CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ESTROGEN; FOLLITROPIN; GONADORELIN; GONADORELIN ANTAGONIST; GONADOTROPIN; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; ESTRADIOL;

ADULT; AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; BLOOD SAMPLING; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DRUG EFFECT; ESTROGEN BLOOD LEVEL; FEMALE; FOLLITROPIN BLOOD LEVEL; GONADOTROPIN RELEASE; HUMAN; HYPOPHYSIS; LUTEINIZING HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL; NEGATIVE FEEDBACK; POSTMENOPAUSE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; BLOOD; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG ANTAGONISM; ESTROGEN THERAPY; FEEDBACK SYSTEM; INTRADERMAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; METABOLISM; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSIOLOGY;

ANIMALIA;

ADMINISTRATION, CUTANEOUS; ADULT; AGED; AGING; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; ESTRADIOL; ESTROGEN REPLACEMENT THERAPY; ESTROGENS; FEEDBACK, PHYSIOLOGICAL; FEMALE; FOLLICLE STIMULATING HORMONE; GONADOTROPIN-RELEASING HORMONE; GONADOTROPINS; HUMANS; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; MIDDLE AGED; PITUITARY GLAND;

EID: 77951641455     PISSN: 0021972X     EISSN: 0021972X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1210/jc.2009-2108     Document Type: Article

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