The home team advantage: Reproduction in women indigenous to high altitude

Journal of Experimental Biology

Volumn 204, Issue 18, 2001, Pages 3141-3150

  Vitzthum, V J ^a  

^a BINGHAMTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Breastfeeding; Coital frequency; Menstrual cycle length; Ovarian function; Proximate determinants of fertility

Indexed keywords

PROGESTERONE;

ALTITUDE; AMERICAN INDIAN; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; BLOOD; BOLIVIA; BREAST FEEDING; COITUS; FEMALE; FERTILITY; HUMAN; MENSTRUAL CYCLE; PERU; PHYSIOLOGY; PREGNANCY; REPRODUCTION;

ALTITUDE; BEHAVIOR; BOLIVIA; BREAST FEEDING; COITUS; FEMALE; FERTILITY; HUMANS; INDIANS, SOUTH AMERICAN; MENSTRUAL CYCLE; PERU; PREGNANCY; PROGESTERONE; REPRODUCTION;

AYMARA;

EID: 0035746258     PISSN: 00220949     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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