Onset of ovulation after menarche in girls: A longitudinal study

Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism

Volumn 93, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 1186-1194

  Zhang, Katie ^a   Pollack, Staci ^a   Ghods, Ali ^a   Dicken, Carrie ^a   Isaac, Barbara ^a   Adel, Goli ^a   Zeitlian, Gohar ^a   Santoro, Nanette ^a,b  

^a ALBERT EINSTEIN COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b Division of Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ESTRADIOL; ESTROGEN; FOLLITROPIN; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; PROGESTERONE;

ADOLESCENT; ALGORITHM; ARTICLE; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; FOLLITROPIN RELEASE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; HUMAN TISSUE; HYPOTHALAMUS HYPOPHYSIS SYSTEM; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; LUTEINIZING HORMONE RELEASE; MENARCHE; MENSTRUAL CYCLE; NORMAL HUMAN; NUTRITION; OVARY FOLLICLE MATURATION; OVULATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; URINALYSIS; URINARY EXCRETION;

EID: 42049109296     PISSN: 0021972X     EISSN: 0021972X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1210/jc.2007-1846     Document Type: Article

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