Leap of Faith: Does Serum Luteinizing Hormone Always Accurately Reflect Central Reproductive Neuroendocrine Activity?

Neuroendocrinology

Volumn 102, Issue 4, 2015, Pages 256-266

  Moenter, Suzanne M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Gonadotropin releasing hormone; Kisspeptin; Luteinizing hormone; Neurokinin B; Pulse generator

Indexed keywords

DYNORPHIN; FOLLISTATIN; FOLLITROPIN; GONADORELIN; GONADOTROPIN; HYPOTHALAMUS RELEASING FACTOR; KISSPEPTIN; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; NEUROKININ B;

ARTICLE; BRAIN SLICE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; ELECTRIC ACTIVITY; ENDOCRINE FUNCTION; GONADOTROPIN RELEASE; HUMAN; HYPOTHALAMUS HYPOPHYSIS SYSTEM; LUTEINIZING HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL; LUTEINIZING HORMONE RELEASE; MEDIAN EMINENCE; NERVE CELL NETWORK; NEUROENDOCRINOLOGY; NEUROSECRETION; NONHUMAN; OVULATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REPRODUCTION; REPRODUCTIVE NEUROENDOCRINE ACTIVITY;

EID: 84951568618     PISSN: 00283835     EISSN: 14230194     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000438790     Document Type: Article

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