Dimeric inhibin: A direct marker of ovarian aging

Fertility and Sterility

Volumn 70, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 119-123

  Danforth, Douglas R ^a   Arbogast, Laura K ^a   Mroueh, Jamil ^a   Kim, Moon H ^a   Kennard, Elizabeth A ^a   Seifer, David B ^a   Friedman, Chad I ^a  

^a OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Corpus luteum; Follicle; FSH; Inhibin; Ovarian aging; Perimenopause

Indexed keywords

ESTRADIOL; FOLLITROPIN; INHIBIN A; INHIBIN B; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; PROGESTERONE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CORPUS LUTEUM FUNCTION; FEMALE; FOLLICULAR PHASE; FOLLITROPIN RELEASE; HORMONE DETERMINATION; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; LUTEAL PHASE; LUTEINIZING HORMONE RELEASE; MENOPAUSE; MENSTRUAL CYCLE; OVARY FUNCTION; OVULATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN SECRETION;

ADULT; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; ESTRADIOL; FEMALE; FOLLICLE STIMULATING HORMONE; FOLLICULAR PHASE; HUMANS; INHIBINS; LUTEAL PHASE; MENOPAUSE; MIDDLE AGED; OVARY; PROGESTERONE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; REFERENCE VALUES;

EID: 0032125155     PISSN: 00150282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0015-0282(98)00127-7     Document Type: Article

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