Does PCOS have developmental origins?

Fertility and Sterility

Volumn 97, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 2-6

  Franks, Stephen ^a   Berga, Sarah L ^b  

^a HAMMERSMITH HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b WAKE FOREST SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANDROGEN;

ADAPTATION; ANDROGEN SYNTHESIS; GENETIC HETEROGENEITY; HEREDITY; HERITABILITY; HUMAN; NONHUMAN; OVARY POLYCYSTIC DISEASE; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBERTY; REVIEW;

EID: 84055172785     PISSN: 00150282     EISSN: 15565653     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2011.11.029     Document Type: Article

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