Types of ovarian activity in women and their significance: The continuum (a reinterpretation of early findings)

Human Reproduction Update

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 141-158

  Brown, James B ^a   Thomas, Adrian ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^b NONE   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ESTROGEN; HYPOPHYSIS HORMONE; PREGNANEDIOL; PROGESTERONE;

ESTROGEN URINE LEVEL; FEMALE; FERTILITY; HUMAN; INFERTILITY; MENOPAUSE; MENSTRUAL CYCLE; OVARY FUNCTION; OVULATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUERPERIUM; REVIEW; UTERUS BLEEDING;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ESTROGENS; FEMALE; FERTILITY; HUMANS; MENSTRUAL CYCLE; MIDDLE AGED; OVARY; PITUITARY HORMONES; POSTPARTUM PERIOD; PROGESTERONE; SEXUAL MATURATION;

EID: 79951752173     PISSN: 13554786     EISSN: 14602369     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/humupd/dmq040     Document Type: Review

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