Decreased inhibin B secretion is associated with the monotropic FSH rise in older, ovulatory women: A study of serum and follicular fluid levels of dimeric inhibin A and B in spontaneous menstrual cycles

Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism

Volumn 81, Issue 7, 1996, Pages 2742-2745

  Klein, N A ^a   Illingworth, P J ^b   Groome, N P ^c   McNeilly, A S ^b   Battaglia, D E ^a   Soules, M R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^c OXFORD BROOKES UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN; ESTRADIOL; FOLLITROPIN; INHIBIN; PROGESTERONE; PROLACTIN; TESTOSTERONE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; FOLLICULAR PHASE; FOLLITROPIN BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MENSTRUAL CYCLE; NORMAL HUMAN; OVARY FOLLICLE DEVELOPMENT; OVARY FOLLICLE FLUID; OVULATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADULT; AGING; FEMALE; FOLLICLE STIMULATING HORMONE; FOLLICULAR FLUID; HUMANS; INHIBINS; MENSTRUATION;

EID: 0029899167     PISSN: 0021972X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1210/jc.81.7.2742     Document Type: Article

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