Accelerated disappearance of ovarian follicles in mid-life: Implications for forecasting menopause

Human Reproduction

Volumn 7, Issue 10, 1992, Pages 1342-1346

  Faddy, M J ^a   Gosden, R G ^a,b   Gougeon, A ^a,c   Richardson, Sandra J ^a,d   Nelson, J F ^a,e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^b International Medical University   (United Kingdom)

^c INSERM   (France)

^d ROYAL VICTORIA HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^e UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER AT SAN ANTONIO   (United States)

Author keywords

Age; Follicle; Mathematical model; Menopause; Ovary

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; DETERIORATION; FEMALE; FORECASTING; HUMAN; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; MENOPAUSE; OOCYTE DEVELOPMENT; OVARY FOLLICLE; OVARY FUNCTION; PREDICTION; STEM CELL;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGING; CHILD; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT, NEWBORN; MENOPAUSE; MIDDLE AGE; MODELS, THEORETICAL; OVARIAN FOLLICLE; SUPPORT, NON-U.S. GOV'T;

EID: 0027064693     PISSN: 02681161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/oxfordjournals.humrep.a137570     Document Type: Article

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