Circadian variation in concentration of anti-Mllerian hormone in regularly menstruating females: Relation to age, gonadotrophin and sex steroid levels

Human Reproduction

Volumn 26, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 678-684

  Bungum, Leif ^a   Jacobsson, Anna Karin ^a   Rosn, Fredrik ^a   Becker, Charlotte ^b   Yding Andersen, Claus ^c   Gner, Nuray ^b   Giwercman, Aleksander ^a  

^a LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b LUND UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^c Mental Health Services CPH   (Denmark)

Author keywords

circadian variation; endocrinology; Mllerian inhibitory substance

Indexed keywords

ESTRADIOL; FOLLITROPIN; GONADOTROPIN; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; MUELLERIAN INHIBITING FACTOR; PROGESTERONE; SEX HORMONE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; FEMALE; HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL; HORMONE RELEASE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MENSTRUAL CYCLE; NORMAL HUMAN; REGULATORY MECHANISM;

EID: 79951561030     PISSN: 02681161     EISSN: 14602350     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/humrep/deq380     Document Type: Article

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