Reproductive adaptations to a large-brained fetus open a vulnerability to anovulation similar to polycystic ovary syndrome

American Journal of Human Biology

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 296-319

  Barnett, Deborah ^a   Abbott, David H ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANDROGEN; ESTROGEN; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; PROGESTERONE;

ANDROGEN RELEASE; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANOVULATION; BRAIN DEVELOPMENT; BRAIN GROWTH; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENDOMETRIUM; FEMALE; FEMALE INFERTILITY; FETUS GROWTH; FOLLICULAR PHASE; HUMAN; HYPOPHYSIS FUNCTION; LUTEAL PHASE; LUTEINIZING HORMONE RELEASE; MACROCEPHALY; MENSTRUAL CYCLE; MENSTRUATION; MORPHOLOGICAL ADAPTATION; NONHUMAN; OVARY FOLLICLE DEVELOPMENT; OVARY POLYCYSTIC DISEASE; PLACENTA; PREGNANCY; PRIMATE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REPRODUCTION; REVIEW; SPECIES DIFFERENCE;

ADAPTATION, BIOLOGICAL; ANIMALS; ANOVULATION; BRAIN; EMBRYO IMPLANTATION; ENDOMETRIUM; FEMALE; FOLLICULAR PHASE; HORMONES; HUMANS; MENSTRUAL CYCLE; PHYLOGENY; PLACENTA; POLYCYSTIC OVARY SYNDROME; PREGNANCY; PRIMATES; TROPHOBLASTS;

PRIMATES;

EID: 0037738707     PISSN: 10420533     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ajhb.10149     Document Type: Review

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