Decreased inhibin tone and increased activin a secretion characterize reproductive aging in women

Fertility and Sterility

Volumn 71, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 658-662

  Santoro, Nanette ^a   Adel, Tovaghgol ^a   Skurnick, Joan H ^a  

^a RUTGERS NEW JERSEY MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Activin; Aging; FSH; Inhibin

Indexed keywords

ACTIVIN A; FOLLITROPIN; INHIBIN;

ADULT; AGING; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FEMALE GENITAL SYSTEM; FOLLICULAR PHASE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; LUTEAL PHASE; MENSTRUAL CYCLE; NORMAL HUMAN; OVULATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ACTIVINS; ADULT; AGING; ESTRADIOL; FEMALE; FOLLICLE STIMULATING HORMONE; FOLLICULAR PHASE; HUMANS; INHIBINS; LUTEAL PHASE; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; MIDDLE AGED; PROGESTERONE; QUALITY CONTROL;

EID: 0033055349     PISSN: 00150282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0015-0282(98)00529-9     Document Type: Article

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