Serum anti-Müllerian hormone, inhibin B, and total inhibin levels in women with hypothalamic amenorrhea and anorexia nervosa

Gynecological Endocrinology

Volumn 28, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 34-38

  Luisi, Stefano ^a   Ciani, Valentina ^a   Podfigurna Stopa, Agnieszka ^b   Lazzeri, Lucia ^a   De Pascalis, Flavio ^a   Meczekalski, Blazej ^b   Petraglia, Felice ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SIENA   (Italy)

^b POZNAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Poland)

Author keywords

AMH; ELISA; Inhibin; Ovarian reserve; Secondary amenorrhea

Indexed keywords

ESTRADIOL; FOLLITROPIN; INHIBIN B; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; MUELLERIAN INHIBITING FACTOR; PROLACTIN; TESTOSTERONE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANOREXIA NERVOSA; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL; HORMONE DETERMINATION; HUMAN; HYPOTHALAMIC AMENORRHEA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NEUROENDOCRINE DISEASE; ONSET AGE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AMENORRHEA; ANOREXIA NERVOSA; ANTI-MULLERIAN HORMONE; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; FEMALE; FOLLICLE STIMULATING HORMONE; HUMANS; HYPOTHALAMIC DISEASES; INHIBINS; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; PRIMARY OVARIAN INSUFFICIENCY; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 83655202745     PISSN: 09513590     EISSN: 14730766     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/09513590.2011.579664     Document Type: Article

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