Ovarian testosterone secretion during perimenopause

Maturitas

Volumn 29, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 239-245

  Ala Fossi, Sirkka Liisa ^a   Mäenpää, Juhani ^a   Aine, Risto ^a   Punnonen, Reijo ^a,b  

^a TAMPERE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^b TAMPERE UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Finland)

Author keywords

Ovary; Perimenopause; Testosterone

Indexed keywords

ESTRADIOL; GONADOTROPIN; PROGESTERONE; TESTOSTERONE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ESTRADIOL BLOOD LEVEL; FEMALE; FINLAND; GONADOTROPIN BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; HYSTERECTOMY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MENOPAUSE; OVARY; PROGESTERONE BLOOD LEVEL; TESTOSTERONE BLOOD LEVEL; TESTOSTERONE RELEASE;

ADULT; AGED; FEMALE; GONADAL STEROID HORMONES; HUMANS; MENOPAUSE; MENSTRUAL CYCLE; MIDDLE AGED; OVARY; REFERENCE VALUES; SECRETORY RATE; TESTOSTERONE;

EID: 0032540733     PISSN: 03785122     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0378-5122(98)00034-6     Document Type: Article

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