Inhibin and reproductive aging in women

Maturitas

Volumn 30, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 193-204

  Soules, Michael R ^a   Battaglia, David E ^a   Klein, Nancy A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

Aging; Inhibin; Menopause; Reproductive potential

Indexed keywords

FOLLITROPIN; INHIBIN;

AGING; ARTICLE; FEMALE; FOLLITROPIN BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; MENOPAUSE; OVARY FOLLICLE; REPRODUCTION;

AGING; FEMALE; FERTILITY; FOLLICLE STIMULATING HORMONE; HUMANS; INHIBINS; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; MENOPAUSE; MENSTRUAL CYCLE;

EID: 0031722443     PISSN: 03785122     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0378-5122(98)00074-7     Document Type: Article

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