The radiosensitivity of the human oocyte

Human Reproduction

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 117-121

  Wallace, W H B ^a   Thomson, A B ^a   Kelsey, T W ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ST ANDREWS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Fertility; Human oocyte; Ovarian failure; Radiotherapy

Indexed keywords

ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT; DACTINOMYCIN; DOXORUBICIN; FOLLITROPIN; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; STEROID; VINCRISTINE;

ADOLESCENT; ADRENAL CORTEX CARCINOMA; AGE; ARTICLE; CANCER CHEMOTHERAPY; CANCER REGRESSION; CELL SURVIVAL; CHILDHOOD CANCER; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE CALCULATION; DYSGERMINOMA; FEMALE; FERTILITY; FOLLITROPIN BLOOD LEVEL; GONADAL DISEASE; HORMONE SUBSTITUTION; HUMAN; LD 50; LEUKEMIA; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; MENOPAUSE; MENSTRUAL CYCLE; NEPHROBLASTOMA; NEUROBLASTOMA; OOCYTE; OVARY FOLLICLE; OVARY FOLLICLE DEVELOPMENT; OVARY INSUFFICIENCY; PREDICTION; RADIATION DOSE DISTRIBUTION; RADIATION SHIELD; RADIOIMMUNOASSAY; RADIOSENSITIVITY; RHABDOMYOSARCOMA; SACROCOCCYX TERATOMA; STEROID THERAPY; WHOLE BODY RADIATION;

FALLOPIA;

EID: 0037250894     PISSN: 02681161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/humrep/deg016     Document Type: Article

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