Female reproductive aging is marked by decreased secretion of dimeric inhibin

Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism

Volumn 84, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 105-111

  Welt, Corrine K ^a   McNicholl, Dennis J ^a   Taylor, Ann E ^a   Hall, Janet E ^a  

^a MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIMER; ESTRADIOL; FOLLITROPIN; INHIBIN; PROGESTERONE;

ADULT; AGING; ARTICLE; ESTRADIOL BLOOD LEVEL; FEMALE; FEMALE GENITAL SYSTEM; FOLLICULAR PHASE; FOLLITROPIN BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; LUTEAL PHASE; MENSTRUAL CYCLE; NORMAL HUMAN; OVARY FOLLICLE DEVELOPMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGESTERONE BLOOD LEVEL;

ADULT; AGING; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DIMERIZATION; FEMALE; FOLLICLE STIMULATING HORMONE; FOLLICULAR PHASE; HUMANS; INHIBINS; LUTEAL PHASE; MIDDLE AGED; REPRODUCTION;

EID: 0032900827     PISSN: 0021972X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1210/jc.84.1.105     Document Type: Article

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