The ecological context of human ovarian function

Human Reproduction

Volumn 8, Issue 12, 1993, Pages 2248-2258

  Ellison, P T ^a   Panter brick, C ^b   Lipson, S F ^a   O'rourke, M T ^a  

^a HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b DURHAM UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Age; Ecology; Energetics; Nutritional status; Ovarian function.

Indexed keywords

ESTRADIOL; PROGESTERONE;

AGING; ENERGY BALANCE; ENERGY EXPENDITURE; ENVIRONMENT; FEMALE; HUMAN; LACTATION; MENSTRUAL CYCLE; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; OVARY FUNCTION; REPRODUCTION; REVIEW; SALIVA LEVEL;

AGING; ENERGY METABOLISM; FEMALE; HUMAN; LACTATION; OVARY;

EID: 0027714914     PISSN: 02681161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/oxfordjournals.humrep.a138015     Document Type: Article

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