Aromatase inhibition causes increased amplitude, but not frequency, of hypothalamic-pituitary output in normal women

Fertility and Sterility

Volumn 95, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 2063-2066

  Kucherov, Alexander ^a   Polotsky, Alex J ^a,b   Menke, Marie ^a   Isaac, Barbara ^a   McAvey, Beth ^a   Buyuk, Erkan ^a   Bradford, Andrew P ^b   Hickmon, Cheryl ^a   Babbs, Beatrice ^b   Berga, Sarah ^c   Loucks, Tammy ^c   Santoro, Nanette ^a,b  

^a ALBERT EINSTEIN COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c EMORY UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Aromatase inhibitor; hypothalamic pituitary gonadal axis; letrozole; luteinizing hormone; ovary; pituitary

Indexed keywords

ESTRADIOL; LETROZOLE; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; TESTOSTERONE;

ADULT; AMPLITUDE MODULATION; ARTICLE; BLOOD SAMPLING; BODY MASS; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME INHIBITION; ESTRADIOL BLOOD LEVEL; FEMALE; FOLLICULAR PHASE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; HYPOTHALAMUS HYPOPHYSIS SYSTEM; LUTEINIZING HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL; MENSTRUATION; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TESTOSTERONE BLOOD LEVEL; URINALYSIS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AROMATASE; AROMATASE INHIBITORS; DRUG ADMINISTRATION SCHEDULE; ESTRADIOL; FEMALE; FOLLICLE STIMULATING HORMONE; HUMANS; HYPOTHALAMUS; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; NITRILES; PITUITARY GLAND; PULSATILE FLOW; TRIAZOLES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79955016311     PISSN: 00150282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2011.01.158     Document Type: Article

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