The role of plasma renin activity in distinguishing patients with polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) from oligomenorrheic patients without PCOS

Gynecological Endocrinology

Volumn 16, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 447-452

  Uncu, G ^a   Sozer M C ^a   Develioglu O ^a   Cengiz, C ^a  

^a ULUDAG UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Angiotensin; Polycystic Ovary Syndrome; Renin

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANDROGEN BLOOD LEVEL; ANOVULATION; ARTICLE; ENZYME SPECIFICITY; FEMALE; GENE OVEREXPRESSION; GRANULOSA CELL; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; OLIGOMENORRHEA; OVARY BLOOD FLOW; OVARY FOLLICLE ATRESIA; OVARY FOLLICLE DEVELOPMENT; OVARY POLYCYSTIC DISEASE; PATHOGENESIS; PLASMA RENIN ACTIVITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RENIN ANGIOTENSIN ALDOSTERONE SYSTEM;

EID: 0036969501     PISSN: 09513590     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/gye.16.6.447.452     Document Type: Article

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