Opiate mediation of amenorrhoea in hyperprolactinaemia and in weight-loss related amenorrhoea.
Endogenous opiates are involved in the control of pituitary gonadotrophin and PRL secretion, and possibly of food intake. Both hyperprolactinaemia and weight loss (especially in anorexia nervosa) are frequently associated with amenorrhoea and an absence of gonadotrophin pulsatility. Since it has bee...
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| Formaat: | Journal article |
| Taal: | English |
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1982
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