Gonadotropins and gonadotropin receptors during the perimenopause

European Journal of Endocrinology

Volumn 134, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 357-361

  Vihko, Kimmo K ^a   Kujansuu, Erkki ^a   Mörsky, Pertti ^a   Huhtaniemi, Ilpo ^b   Punnonen, Reijo ^a  

^a TAMPERE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TURKU   (Finland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ESTRADIOL; FOLLITROPIN; GONADOTROPIN RECEPTOR; LUTEINIZING HORMONE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MENOPAUSE; MENSTRUAL CYCLE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0029969469     PISSN: 08044643     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1530/eje.0.1340357     Document Type: Article

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