Premature ovarian failure

Gynecological Endocrinology

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 189-195

  Falsetti, L ^a,c   Scalchi, S ^a   Villani, M T ^a   Bugari, G ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRESCIA   (Italy)

^b SPEDALI CIVILI   (Italy)

^c NONE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Autoimmunity; Karyotype; Premature menopause; Ultrasound

Indexed keywords

ANDROSTENEDIONE; ANTINUCLEAR ANTIBODY; AUTOANTIBODY; CHOLESTEROL; ESTRADIOL; FOLLITROPIN; GONADOTROPIN; HIGH DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN; INSULIN; LOW DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN; PRASTERONE SULFATE; PROLACTIN; TESTOSTERONE; THYROID ANTIBODY; THYROTROPIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD LEVEL; CHOLESTEROL BLOOD LEVEL; CHROMOSOME DISORDER; CLINICAL ARTICLE; EARLY MENOPAUSE; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HORMONE DETERMINATION; HUMAN; IDIOPATHIC DISEASE; IMMUNOLOGY; KARYOTYPING; OVARY; OVARY DISEASE; OVARY FOLLICLE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REPRODUCTION; SECONDARY AMENORRHEA; ULTRASOUND;

EID: 0033003956     PISSN: 09513590     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/09513599909167554     Document Type: Article

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