Follicle dynamics during ovarian ageing

Molecular and Cellular Endocrinology

Volumn 163, Issue 1-2, 2000, Pages 43-48

  Faddy, M J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CANTERBURY   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Age; Dynamics; Follicle; Growth stages; Menopause; Models; Ovary

Indexed keywords

AGE; CELL DENSITY; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; MENOPAUSE; OVARY FOLLICLE ATRESIA; OVARY FOLLICLE DEVELOPMENT; OVARY FOLLICLE MATURATION; OVULATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW;

EID: 0034713170     PISSN: 03037207     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0303-7207(99)00238-5     Document Type: Article

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