Further concepts on regulators of the sex ratio in human offspring: Non-optimal maturation of oocytes and the sex ratio

Human Reproduction

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 2-7

  Jongbloet, P H ^a   Groenewoud, J M M ^a   Zielhuis, G A ^a  

^a RADBOUD UNIVERSITY NIJMEGEN   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

EMBRYO; FEMALE; FETUS; FOLLICULAR PHASE; HUMAN; MALE; MATERNAL AGE; NEWBORN; OOCYTE MATURATION; SEASONAL VARIATION; SEX RATIO; SHORT SURVEY;

EID: 0030029388     PISSN: 02681161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/oxfordjournals.humrep.a019018     Document Type: Review

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