Mechanisms of twinning: VIII. Maternal height, insulinlike growth factor and twinning rate

Journal of Reproductive Medicine for the Obstetrician and Gynecologist

Volumn 51, Issue 9, 2006, Pages 694-698

  Steinman, Gary ^a,b  

^a LONG ISLAND JEWISH MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Body height; Follicle stimulating hormone; Growth hormone; Insulin like growth factors; Twinning

Indexed keywords

FOLLITROPIN; GROWTH HORMONE; SOMATOMEDIN;

ARTICLE; BODY HEIGHT; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION FUNCTION; FEMALE; HEREDITY; HORMONE SENSITIVITY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MATERNAL NUTRITION; MULTIPLE PREGNANCY; OVARY FOLLICLE DEVELOPMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; SUPEROVULATION; TWIN PREGNANCY;

EID: 33749150606     PISSN: 00247758     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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