The lack of effect of insulin on luteinizing hormone pulsatility in healthy male volunteers provides evidence of a sexual dimorphism in the metabolic regulation of reproductive hormones

American Journal of Clinical Nutrition

Volumn 96, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 283-288

  Pesant, Marie Hélène ^a   Dwyer, Andrew ^a   Vidal, Pedro Marques ^c   Schneiter, Philippe ^b   Giusti, Vittorio ^a   Tappy, Luc ^b   Pralong, Franco̧is P ^a  

^a LAUSANNE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LAUSANNE   (Switzerland)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LAUSANNE   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GHRELIN; GLUCOSE; GONADOTROPIN; INSULIN; LEPTIN; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; SEX HORMONE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CALORIC INTAKE; GLUCOSE METABOLISM; HORMONE METABOLISM; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; INSULIN METABOLISM; LUTEINIZING HORMONE RELEASE; MALE; METABOLIC REGULATION; NEUROENDOCRINE SYSTEM; NORMAL HUMAN; PULSATILE HORMONE RELEASE; SEX DIFFERENCE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BLOOD GLUCOSE; CROSS-OVER STUDIES; ENERGY INTAKE; FOLLICLE STIMULATING HORMONE; GHRELIN; GONADOTROPINS; HUMANS; INSULIN; LEPTIN; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; MALE; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; REPRODUCTION; SEX CHARACTERISTICS; THYROTROPIN; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84864332743     PISSN: 00029165     EISSN: 19383207     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3945/ajcn.111.030189     Document Type: Article

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