Normal serum concentrations of anti-Mllerian hormone in a population of fertile women in their first trimester of pregnancy

Human Reproduction

Volumn 26, Issue 12, 2011, Pages 3431-3436

  Mass, V ^a   Ferrari, P ^b   Boucoiran, I ^a   Delotte, J ^a   Isnard, V ^a   Bongain, A ^a  

^a CENTRE HOSPITALIER UNIVERSITAIRE DE NICE   (France)

^b University Hospital of Nice University of Nice Sophia Antipolis   (France)

Author keywords

anti Mllerian hormone; epidemiology; female infertility; ovarian reserve; pregnancy

Indexed keywords

MUELLERIAN INHIBITING FACTOR;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; FEMALE FERTILITY; FIRST TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; GROUPS BY AGE; HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; NORMAL HUMAN;

EID: 81055124866     PISSN: 02681161     EISSN: 14602350     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/humrep/der320     Document Type: Article

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