Parental aging synergistically decreases offspring sex ratio

Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology Research

Volumn 35, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 164-168

  Matsuo, Koji ^a,b   Ushioda, Norichika ^c   Udoff, Laurence C ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c KAWASAKI MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Japan)

Author keywords

Male to female sex ratio; Maternal age; Offspring sex ratio; Paternal age

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; COMMUNITY HOSPITAL; CONCEPTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DELIVERY; FEMALE; FIRST TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; HUMAN; JAPAN; MALE; MATERNAL AGE; MULTIPLE PREGNANCY; PATERNAL AGE; PRENATAL CARE; PROGENY; SEX RATIO; SMOKING HABIT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; MATERNAL AGE; MIDDLE AGED; PATERNAL AGE; PREGNANCY; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEX RATIO; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 58849129827     PISSN: 13418076     EISSN: 14470756     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1447-0756.2008.00836.x     Document Type: Article

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