Symmetry and ovulation in women

Human Reproduction

Volumn 11, Issue 11, 1996, Pages 2477-2480

  Scutt, D ^a   Manning, J T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Ovulation; Symmetry

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; EAR; FEMALE; FINGER; HUMAN; NORMAL HUMAN; OVULATION; SOFT TISSUE;

EID: 0030472014     PISSN: 02681161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/oxfordjournals.humrep.a019142     Document Type: Article

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