Attaining dominance in vivo: Distinguishing dominant from challenger follicles in humans

Human Reproduction

Volumn 12, Issue 12, 1997, Pages 2741-2747

  Gore, M A ^a   Nayudu, P L ^a   Vlaisavljevic, V ^b  

^a GERMAN PRIMATE CENTER   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTRE MARIBOR   (Slovenia)

Author keywords

Challenger follicle; Corona; Dominant follicle; Follicle characteristics; Follicle location

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; COMPUTER MODEL; FEMALE; FOLLICULAR PHASE; HUMAN; MENSTRUAL CYCLE; NORMAL HUMAN; OVARY FOLLICLE DEVELOPMENT; TRANSVAGINAL ECHOGRAPHY;

EID: 0031463426     PISSN: 02681161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/humrep/12.12.2741     Document Type: Article

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