Neuro-endocrine correlations of hypothalamic-pituitary-thyroid axis in healthy humans

Journal of Biological Regulators and Homeostatic Agents

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 249-257

  Mazzoccoli, Gianluigi ^a   Carughi, S ^a   Sperandeo, M ^a   Pazienza, V ^a   Giuliani, F ^a   Tarquini, R ^b  

^a CASA SOLLIEVO DELLA SOFFERENZA HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FLORENCE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Circadian rhythmicity; HHT; Neuro endocrine system

Indexed keywords

HYDROCORTISONE; MELATONIN; PROTIRELIN; THYROTROPIN; THYROXINE; GROWTH HORMONE; SOMATOMEDIN C;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD SAMPLING; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL; HORMONE RELEASE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; HYPOPHYSIS THYROID SYSTEM; HYPOTHALAMIC PITUITARY THYROID AXIS; HYPOTHALAMUS HYPOPHYSIS ADRENAL SYSTEM; HYPOTHALAMUS HYPOPHYSIS SYSTEM; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; BIOSYNTHESIS; BLOOD; HYPOPHYSIS ADRENAL SYSTEM; IMMUNOASSAY; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSIOLOGY; SECRETION; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; THYROID GLAND;

ADULT; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; DATA INTERPRETATION, STATISTICAL; GROWTH HORMONE; HUMANS; HYDROCORTISONE; HYPOTHALAMO-HYPOPHYSEAL SYSTEM; IMMUNOASSAY; INSULIN-LIKE GROWTH FACTOR I; MALE; MELATONIN; MIDDLE AGED; PITUITARY-ADRENAL SYSTEM; THYROID GLAND; THYROTROPIN; THYROXINE;

EID: 80052911148     PISSN: 0393974X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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