Menopause in nonhuman primates?

Biology of Reproduction

Volumn 79, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 398-406

  Walker, Margaret L ^a   Herndon, James G ^a  

^a EMORY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Aging; Ape; Climacteric; Evolution; Hormones; Human; Menopause; Menstrual cycle; Monkey; Nonhuman primates; Ovary; Primate; Reproductive senescence

Indexed keywords

AGING; CHIMPANZEE; GORILLA; LIFESPAN; MACACA; MENOPAUSE; NONHUMAN; ORANG UTAN; PAPIO; PRIMATE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHORT SURVEY; WILD ANIMAL;

ANIMALS; ANIMALS, DOMESTIC; ANIMALS, WILD; MENOPAUSE; PRIMATES; TIME FACTORS;

PRIMATES;

EID: 50849128820     PISSN: 00063363     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1095/biolreprod.108.068536     Document Type: Short Survey

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