Estrogen levels are higher across the menstrual cycle in African-American women compared with Caucasian women

Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism

Volumn 96, Issue 10, 2011, Pages 3199-3206

  Marsh, E E ^a,b   Shaw, N D ^a,c   Klingman, K M ^a   Tiamfook Morgan, T O ^a   Yialamas, M A ^a   Sluss, P M ^a   Hall, Janet E ^a  

^a MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c BOSTON CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANDROSTENEDIONE; ESTRADIOL; ESTROGEN; FOLLITROPIN; GONADOTROPIN; INHIBIN A; INHIBIN B; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; PROGESTERONE; PROLACTIN; SEX HORMONE BINDING GLOBULIN;

ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICAN; ANDROSTENEDIONE BLOOD LEVEL; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CAUCASIAN; CONTROLLED STUDY; ECHOGRAPHY; ESTRADIOL BLOOD LEVEL; ESTROGEN BLOOD LEVEL; ETHNIC DIFFERENCE; FEMALE; FOLLICULAR PHASE; FOLLITROPIN BLOOD LEVEL; GONADOTROPIN BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; LUTEAL PHASE; LUTEINIZING HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL; MENSTRUAL CYCLE; NORMAL HUMAN; OVARY FOLLICLE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGESTERONE BLOOD LEVEL; PROLACTIN BLOOD LEVEL; PROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL;

ADULT; AFRICAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; ANDROSTENEDIONE; AROMATASE; BODY MASS INDEX; ESTRADIOL; ESTROGENS; EUROPEAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; FEMALE; FOLLICLE STIMULATING HORMONE; HUMANS; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; MENSTRUAL CYCLE; PROGESTERONE; SEX HORMONE-BINDING GLOBULIN; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 80053544572     PISSN: 0021972X     EISSN: 19457197     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1210/jc.2011-1314     Document Type: Article

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