The ovopathy concept for explaining the secondary sex ratio [1]

Human Reproduction

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 1036-1038

  Jongbloet, P H ^a  

^a RADBOUD UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

TESTOSTERONE;

ABORTION; COITUS; EMBRYO DEATH; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION; FREQUENCY ANALYSIS; HORMONE DETERMINATION; HUMAN; HYPOTHESIS; IMPLANTATION; LETTER; LIBIDO DISORDER; MALE; MATERNAL AGE; OOCYTE; OVARY DISEASE; OVIDUCT; OVULATION; PLACENTA DISORDER; PREDICTION; PREGNANCY; PROGENY; SEASONAL VARIATION; SEX DIFFERENCE; SEX RATIO; SOCIAL CLASS; TWIN PREGNANCY;

EID: 1842427738     PISSN: 02681161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/humrep/deh140     Document Type: Letter

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