Variation in ovarian follicle density during human fetal development

Journal of Assisted Reproduction and Genetics

Volumn 29, Issue 9, 2012, Pages 969-972

  Geber, Selmo ^a   Megale, Rodrigo ^a   Vale, Fabiene ^a   Lanna, Ana Maria Arruda ^a   Cabral, Antônio Carlos Vieira ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF MINAS GERAIS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Fetal development; Follicular density; Human ovaries

Indexed keywords

FORMALDEHYDE; PARAFFIN;

ARTICLE; AUTOPSY; BIRTH; FETUS; FETUS DEVELOPMENT; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; NEWBORN; OVARY; OVARY FOLLICLE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

FEMALE; FETAL DEATH; FETAL DEVELOPMENT; FETUS; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; ORGAN SIZE; OVARIAN FOLLICLE; PREGNANCY; STAINING AND LABELING;

EID: 84867395889     PISSN: 10580468     EISSN: 15737330     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10815-012-9810-2     Document Type: Article

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