Higher ghrelin and lower leptin secretion are associated with lower LH secretion in young amenorrheic athletes compared with eumenorrheic athletes and controls

American Journal of Physiology - Endocrinology and Metabolism

Volumn 302, Issue 7, 2012, Pages

  Ackerman, Kathryn E ^a,b   Slusarz, Katherine ^a   Guereca, Gabriela ^a   Pierce, Lisa ^a   Slattery, Meghan ^a   Mendes, Nara ^a   Herzog, David B ^a   Misra, Madhusmita ^a  

^a MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b BOSTON CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Adolescents; Amenorrhea; Energy; Luteinizing hormone

Indexed keywords

ESTRADIOL; GHRELIN; LEPTIN; LUTEINIZING HORMONE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AMENORRHEA; ARTICLE; ATHLETE; BODY FAT; BODY MASS; BONE AGE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; ENERGY EXPENDITURE; FEMALE; HORMONE RELEASE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MENARCHE; MENSTRUATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADOLESCENT; AMENORRHEA; AREA UNDER CURVE; ATHLETES; BODY COMPOSITION; BODY FAT DISTRIBUTION; BODY MASS INDEX; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; GHRELIN; HUMANS; LEPTIN; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; MENSTRUATION; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84859467498     PISSN: 01931849     EISSN: 15221555     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/ajpendo.00598.2011     Document Type: Article

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