Telomere length and reproductive aging

Human Reproduction

Volumn 24, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 1206-1211

  Hanna, Courtney W ^a   Bretherick, Karla L ^a   Gair, Jane L ^b   Fluker, Margo R ^a,c,d   Stephenson, Mary D ^a,d,e   Robinson, Wendy P ^a,f  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VICTORIA   (Canada)

^c Genesis Fertility Centre   (Canada)

^d Prenatal Biochemistry Laboratory   (Canada)

^e UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Premature ovarian failure; Recurrent miscarriage; Reproductive aging; Telomere length; Trisomic pregnancy

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; CELL AGING; CELL DIVISION; CELL STRESS; CHROMOSOME SIZE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; IDIOPATHIC DISEASE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; POPULATION; PREGNANCY; PREMATURE OVARIAN FAILURE; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; RECURRENT ABORTION; REPRODUCTION; SAMPLE SIZE; SPONTANEOUS ABORTION; TELOMERE; TRISOMY;

EID: 67449146870     PISSN: 02681161     EISSN: 14602350     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/humrep/dep007     Document Type: Article

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