Color Doppler analysis in lean and obese women with polycystic ovary syndrome

Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 7, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 342-346

  Battaglia, C ^a   Artini, P G ^b   Genazzani, A D ^a   Sgherzi, M R ^a   Salvatori, M ^a   Giulini, S ^a   Volpe, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MODENA AND REGGIO EMILIA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PISA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Cardiovascular diseases; Doppler; Endocrine features; Obesity; Polycystic ovary syndrome; Transvaginal ultrasound

Indexed keywords

FOLLITROPIN; GROWTH HORMONE; HIGH DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN; INSULIN; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; SOMATOMEDIN C;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD; BLOOD FLOW VELOCITY; BODY MASS; COLOR ULTRASOUND FLOWMETRY; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; METABOLISM; METHODOLOGY; OBESITY; OVARY; OVARY POLYCYSTIC DISEASE; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; RADIOIMMUNOASSAY; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; UTERUS; VASCULARIZATION;

ADULT; BLOOD FLOW VELOCITY; BLOOD GLUCOSE; BODY MASS INDEX; FEMALE; FOLLICLE STIMULATING HORMONE; GROWTH HORMONE; HUMANS; INSULIN; INSULIN-LIKE GROWTH FACTOR I; LIPOPROTEINS, HDL; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; OBESITY; OVARY; POLYCYSTIC OVARY SYNDROME; RADIOIMMUNOASSAY; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, DOPPLER, COLOR; UTERUS;

EID: 0030138340     PISSN: 09607692     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1469-0705.1996.07050342.x     Document Type: Article

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