Challenges and methodology for testing young healthy women in physiological studies

American Journal of Physiology - Endocrinology and Metabolism

Volumn 306, Issue 8, 2014, Pages

  Stachenfeld, Nina S ^a,b   Taylor, Hugh S ^b  

^a JOHN B PIERCE LABORATORY   (United States)

^b YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Estrogens; GnRH antagonist; Gonadotropin releasing hormone agonist; Hormonal contraceptives; Progesterone; Progestins

Indexed keywords

ANDROGEN; CONTRACEPTIVE AGENT; ESTROGEN; GONADORELIN AGONIST; GONADORELIN ANTAGONIST; GONADOTROPIN; HORMONE; PROGESTERONE;

ARTICLE; EXPOSURE; FEMALE GENITAL SYSTEM; HORMONE ACTION; HUMAN; MENSTRUAL CYCLE; METHODOLOGY; NORMAL HUMAN; PHYSIOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ESTROGENS; GNRH ANTAGONIST; GONADOTROPIN-RELEASING HORMONE AGONIST; HORMONAL CONTRACEPTIVES; PROGESTERONE; PROGESTINS;

CONTRACEPTIVES, ORAL, HORMONAL; FEMALE; GONADAL STEROID HORMONES; HEALTH; HORMONE ANTAGONISTS; HUMANS; MALE; MENSTRUAL CYCLE; PATIENT SELECTION; PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; RESEARCH DESIGN; WOMEN;

EID: 84900559662     PISSN: 01931849     EISSN: 15221555     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/ajpendo.00038.2014     Document Type: Article

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