Cortisol, estradiol-17β, and progesterone secretion within the first hour after awakening in women with regular menstrual cycles

Journal of Endocrinology

Volumn 211, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 285-295

  Ahn, Ryun S ^a   Choi, Jee H ^b   Choi, Bum C ^c   Kim, Jung H ^d   Lee, Sung H ^e   Sung, Simon S ^f  

^a CHA Gangnam Medical Center   (South Korea)

^b Chonnam National University   (South Korea)

^c Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology   (South Korea)

^d Chung Ang University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

^e Sangmyung University   (South Korea)

^f Honam Medical Center   (South Korea)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ESTRADIOL; HYDROCORTISONE; PROGESTERONE;

ADULT; AROUSAL; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ESTROGEN RELEASE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; HYDROCORTISONE RELEASE; HYPOTHALAMUS HYPOPHYSIS ADRENAL SYSTEM; LUTEAL PHASE; MENSTRUAL CYCLE; NORMAL HUMAN; POSTMENOPAUSE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGESTERONE RELEASE; SALIVA ANALYSIS;

ADULT; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; ESTRADIOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYDROCORTISONE; MENSTRUAL CYCLE; MIDDLE AGED; POSTMENOPAUSE; PROGESTERONE; SALIVA; WAKEFULNESS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 83455224843     PISSN: 00220795     EISSN: 14796805     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1530/JOE-11-0247     Document Type: Article

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