Estimating human ovarian non-growing follicle number: The application of modern stereology techniques to an old problem

Human Reproduction

Volumn 22, Issue 8, 2007, Pages 2103-2110

  Charleston, Jay S ^a   Hansen, Karl R ^b   Thyer, Angela C ^c   Charleston, Lynne B ^a   Gougeon, Alain ^d   Siebert, Joseph R ^e   Soules, Michael R ^c   Klein, Nancy A ^c  

^a University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center ^*  (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c Seattle Reproductive Medicine   (United States)

^d INSERM   (France)

^e SEATTLE CHILDREN S RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Follicles; Fractionator; Human ovary; Optical disector; Stereology

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; AUTOPSY; CALCULATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTIVE SURGERY; FEMALE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; OBSERVER VARIATION; ORGAN DONOR; OVARIECTOMY; OVARY FOLLICLE; RANDOM SAMPLE; SCHOOL CHILD; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; STEREOLOGY; TISSUE SECTION; WILCOXON SIGNED RANKS TEST;

EID: 34547774199     PISSN: 02681161     EISSN: 14602350     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/humrep/dem137     Document Type: Article

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