Reproduction and ovarian ageing

Journal of the British Menopause Society

Volumn 11, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 126-131

  Swanton, Alexander ^a   Child, Tim ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Ageing; Fertility; Oocyte; Ovary; Reproduction

Indexed keywords

FOLLITROPIN; INHIBIN; MUELLERIAN INHIBITING FACTOR;

AGE; AGING; CONCEPTION; CRYOPRESERVATION; FAMILY; FEMALE; FEMALE FERTILITY; FEMALE GENITAL SYSTEM FUNCTION; HUMAN; INFERTILITY THERAPY; MATERNAL AGE; MEIOSIS; OOCYTE DEVELOPMENT; OVARY FOLLICLE; OVARY FUNCTION; OVULATION INDUCTION; PREMATURE OVARIAN FAILURE; REVIEW;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGING; CRYOPRESERVATION; FEMALE; FERTILITY; HUMANS; INFERTILITY, FEMALE; MATERNAL AGE; MENOPAUSE, PREMATURE; OVARIAN FAILURE, PREMATURE; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

EID: 30844433503     PISSN: 13621807     EISSN: 13621807     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1258/136218005775544200     Document Type: Review

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