The climacteric ovary as a functional gonadotropin-driven androgen- producing gland

Fertility and Sterility

Volumn 62, Issue 1, 1994, Pages 20-27

  Adashi, E Y ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

androgens; Climacteric; estrogens; menopause; ovary

Indexed keywords

ANDROSTENEDIONE; GONADOTROPIN; TESTOSTERONE;

ANDROGEN SYNTHESIS; ARTICLE; CLIMACTERIUM; ESTROGEN SYNTHESIS; HORMONAL REGULATION; HUMAN; MENOPAUSE; OVARY FUNCTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TESTOSTERONE SYNTHESIS;

EID: 0028245545     PISSN: 00150282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0015-0282(16)56810-1     Document Type: Article

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