Developmental and endocrine aspects of normal ovarian aging

Molecular and Cellular Endocrinology

Volumn 145, Issue 1-2, 1998, Pages 67-73

  Te Velde, E R ^a   Scheffer, G J ^b   Dorland, M ^a   Broekmans, F J ^a   Fauser, B C J M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER UTRECHT   (Netherlands)

^b ERASMUS MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Atresia; Dizygotic twinning; Follicles; Oocyte

Indexed keywords

ABORTION; AGING; CHROMOSOME ABERRATION; CONFERENCE PAPER; DIZYGOTIC TWINS; HUMAN; OOCYTE DEVELOPMENT; OVARY DEVELOPMENT; OVARY FOLLICLE ATRESIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SUBFERTILITY;

AGING; ANIMALS; FEMALE; FOLLICLE STIMULATING HORMONE; HUMANS; MATERNAL AGE; MENOPAUSE; OVARIAN FOLLICLE; OVARY;

EID: 0032566956     PISSN: 03037207     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0303-7207(98)00171-3     Document Type: Conference Paper

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