Decremental follicle-stimulating hormone and dominant follicle development during the normal menstrual cycle

Fertility and Sterility

Volumn 64, Issue 1, 1995, Pages 37-43

  Van Santbrink, E J P ^a   Hop, W C ^a   Van Dessel, T J H M ^a   De Jong, F H ^a   Fauser, B C J M ^a  

^a ERASMUS MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

follicle development; follicle growth; follicular phase; FSH; menstrual cycle; physiology; transvaginal sonography

Indexed keywords

FOLLITROPIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CELL GROWTH; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DRUG BLOOD LEVEL; FEMALE; FOLLICULAR PHASE; HORMONAL REGULATION; HUMAN; MENSTRUAL CYCLE; OVARY FOLLICLE CELL; OVARY FOLLICLE DEVELOPMENT; OVARY FUNCTION; PHYSIOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TRANSVAGINAL ECHOGRAPHY;

EID: 0028998924     PISSN: 00150282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s0015-0282(16)57652-3     Document Type: Article

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