The aging ovary

Journal of Women's Health and Gender-Based Medicine

Volumn 9, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2000, Pages

  Shifren, Jan L ^a,b   Schiff, Isaac ^a,b  

^a HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANDROGEN; ANDROSTENEDIONE; ESTRADIOL; ESTROGEN; ESTRONE; GONADOTROPIN; PRASTERONE; SEX HORMONE BINDING GLOBULIN; TESTOSTERONE;

ADRENAL GLAND; AGING; ESTROGEN SYNTHESIS; FEMALE; GRANULOSA CELL; HORMONE ACTION; HORMONE SYNTHESIS; HUMAN; MENOPAUSE; OVARY FOLLICLE ATRESIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHORT SURVEY; THECA CELL;

EID: 0033998666     PISSN: 15246094     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/152460900318795     Document Type: Short Survey

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