Noninvasive analytical estimation of endogenous GnRH drive: Analysis using graded competitive GnRH-receptor antagonism and a calibrating pulse of exogenous GnRH

Endocrinology

Volumn 152, Issue 12, 2011, Pages 4882-4893

  Keenan, Daniel M ^a   Clarke, Iain J ^b   Veldhuis, Johannes D ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

^b HUDSON INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL RESEARCH   (Australia)

^c MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALBUMIN; ESTRADIOL; GANIRELIX; GONADORELIN; GONADORELIN RECEPTOR; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; SEX HORMONE BINDING GLOBULIN; TESTOSTERONE;

ADULT; AGE; AGED; ALBUMIN BLOOD LEVEL; ARTICLE; CALIBRATION; COHORT ANALYSIS; ESTRADIOL BLOOD LEVEL; FEEDBACK SYSTEM; GONAD; GONADORELIN RELEASE; HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL; HORMONE DETERMINATION; HORMONE SENSITIVITY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; HYPOPHYSIS FUNCTION; HYPOTHALAMUS; HYPOTHALAMUS HYPOPHYSIS GONAD SYSTEM; LUTEINIZING HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL; LUTEINIZING HORMONE RELEASE; MALE; NON INVASIVE PROCEDURE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN PROTEIN INTERACTION; RECEPTOR BLOCKING; TESTOSTERONE BLOOD LEVEL;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; ENDOCRINE SYSTEM; FEEDBACK, PHYSIOLOGICAL; GONADOTROPIN-RELEASING HORMONE; HOMEOSTASIS; HUMANS; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; MALE; METHODS; MIDDLE AGED; RECEPTORS, LHRH; TESTOSTERONE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 82355165077     PISSN: 00137227     EISSN: 19457170     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1210/en.2011-1461     Document Type: Article

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