Serum levels of inhibin a and inhibin b in women with normal and abnormal luteal function

Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 89, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 773-776

  Yamoto, Mareo ^a   Imai, Miyako ^a   Otani, Hisako ^a   Nakano, Ryos Uke ^a  

^a WAKAYAMA MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ESTRADIOL; FOLLITROPIN; INHIBIN; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; PROGESTERONE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FOLLICULAR PHASE; FOLLITROPIN BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; LUTEAL INSUFFICIENCY; LUTEAL PHASE; LUTEINIZING HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL; LUTEINIZING HORMONE RELEASE; MENSTRUAL CYCLE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGESTERONE BLOOD LEVEL; RADIOIMMUNOASSAY;

EID: 0030974883     PISSN: 00297844     EISSN: 1873233X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0029-7844(97)00081-1     Document Type: Article

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