Polycystic ovary syndrome: An autoimmune disease?

Journal of Reproductive Medicine for the Obstetrician and Gynecologist

Volumn 42, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 325-328

  Rojansky, Nathan ^a   Roll, Daniella ^a   Meirow, Dror ^a  

^a HADASSAH HEBREW UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

Author keywords

Ovarian diseases; Ovary; Polycystic ovary syndrome

Indexed keywords

FOLLITROPIN; INSULIN; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; SOMATOMEDIN C; TESTOSTERONE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; AUTOIMMUNITY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEMALE; FEMALE INFERTILITY; HUMAN; INSULIN BLOOD LEVEL; OVARY DISEASE; OVARY POLYCYSTIC DISEASE; PATHOGENESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TESTOSTERONE BLOOD LEVEL;

ADULT; AUTOANTIBODIES; AUTOIMMUNE DISEASES; FASTING; FEMALE; HUMANS; INSULIN; OVARY; POLYCYSTIC OVARY SYNDROME; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TESTOSTERONE;

EID: 0030850073     PISSN: 00247758     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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