'Over-ripeness ovopathy, sex ratio increase and sex ratio reversal a challenging hypothesis for sex modulation'. An alternative interpretation

Human Reproduction

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 775-777

  James, Williams H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Fertile interval; Hormonal profile; Male and female conception; Ovopathy; Sex ratio

Indexed keywords

TESTOSTERONE;

ARTICLE; DEVELOPMENTAL DISORDER; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; FETUS OUTCOME; HORMONE DETERMINATION; HUMAN; HYPOTHESIS; MALE; MATERNAL AGE; MENSTRUAL CYCLE; MONOZYGOTIC TWINS; NONHUMAN; PLACENTA DISORDER; PREGNANCY COMPLICATION; PREGNANCY DISORDER; PROGENY; SEX DIFFERENTIATION; SEX RATIO; SEXUAL DEVELOPMENT; SOCIAL CLASS; SPONTANEOUS ABORTION; TESTOSTERONE BLOOD LEVEL; TWIN PREGNANCY;

EID: 1842585123     PISSN: 02681161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/humrep/deh190     Document Type: Article

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