Reproductive ageing and the menopause

International Journal of Developmental Biology

Volumn 45, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 613-617

  Finn, Colin A ^a  

^a NONE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Age; Menopause; Uterus

Indexed keywords

ABORTION; AGING; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; BLASTOCYST; BREEDING; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; MEIOSIS; MENOPAUSE; NIDATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW;

AGING; ANIMALS; FEMALE; HISTORY, 20TH CENTURY; HUMANS; LONDON; MALE; MENOPAUSE; MICE; OVARIECTOMY; OVARY; PREGNANCY; REPRODUCTION; RESEARCH; SWINE; UTERUS;

EID: 0035013896     PISSN: 02146282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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