Browsing by Subject "ANTERIOR-PITUITARY"
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Attenuation of the oestrogen positive feedback mechanism with the age in postmenopausal women
(2015)ObjectiveIt has been reported that the positive feedback mechanism of oestrogens and progesterone is preserved, although attenuated, in late postmenopausal years. Whether this is also true for the positive feedback effect ... -
Circulating endothelin-3 and prolactin concentrations in healthy lactating women during the early puerperium
(1998)Objective: To study the association between the circulating concentrations of endothelin-3 and prolactin in the early puerperium. Design: Prospective clinical study, including twenty-five healthy puerperal women breast-feeding ... -
Endothelin-3 and PRL levels in the maternal and fetal circulation at delivery
(2007)Objective: The aim of the present cross-sectional study was to test the hypothesis that endothelin-3 (ET-3) is involved in PRL secretion via systemic hormonal interaction during labor. Materials and methods: Fifty healthy ... -
Ovarian control of pituitary sensitivity of luteinizing hormone secretion to gonadotropin-releasing hormone in women with the polycystic ovary syndrome
(2009)This study investigated the ovarian control of LH responsiveness to GnRH in anovulatory women with the polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS). It is suggested that the enhanced pituitary sensitivity of LH secretion to GnRH in ... -
Oxytocin is not important for the control of gonadotrophin secretion in the late follicular phase of the cycle
(2007)Objective To study the role of oxytocin in basal and GnRH-induced gonadotrophin secretion in normal women. Design Normal women were studied in three cycles. When the diameter of the leading follicle was 15-16 mm, the women ...