Functional life-span of the dominant follicle in pharmacologically induced anovulatory cycles

Human Reproduction

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 114-116

  Faundes A ^a   Brache, V ^b   Alvarez, F ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMPINAS   (Brazil)

^b PROFAMILIA   (Dominican Republic)

Author keywords

Anovulation; Functional life span of dominant follicle; Length of cycle

Indexed keywords

ESTRADIOL; GESTAGEN; LEVONORGESTREL;

ADULT; ANOVULATION; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; ESTRADIOL BLOOD LEVEL; FEMALE; HUMAN; MENSTRUAL CYCLE; OVARY FOLLICLE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY;

EID: 0030068883     PISSN: 02681161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/oxfordjournals.humrep.a019001     Document Type: Article

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