Ghrelin suppresses secretion of Luteinizing Hormone (LH) and Follicle-Stimulating Hormone (FSH) in women

Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism

Volumn 97, Issue 3, 2012, Pages

  Kluge, Michael ^a,b   Schüssler, Petra ^a   Schmidt, Doreen ^a   Uhr, Manfred ^a   Steiger, Axel ^a  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE OF PSYCHIATRY   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEIPZIG   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FOLLITROPIN; GHRELIN; LUTEINIZING HORMONE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FOLLITROPIN RELEASE; HORMONAL REGULATION; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; LUTEINIZING HORMONE RELEASE; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADULT; CROSS-OVER STUDIES; FEMALE; FOLLICLE STIMULATING HORMONE; GHRELIN; HUMANS; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; PITUITARY GLAND; SINGLE-BLIND METHOD;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 84858060047     PISSN: 0021972X     EISSN: 19457197     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1210/jc.2011-2607     Document Type: Article

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