Developmental programming: Impact of prenatal testosterone treatment and postnatal obesity on ovarian follicular dynamics

Journal of Developmental Origins of Health and Disease

Volumn 3, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 276-286

  Padmanabhan, V ^a,b   Smith, P ^c   Veiga Lopez, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^c INVERMAY AGRICULTURAL CENTRE   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Fetal origin of adult disease; Follicular persistence; Follicular recruitment; Ovarian reserve; Polycystic ovary syndrome

Indexed keywords

EID: 84869225118     PISSN: 20401744     EISSN: 20401752     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S2040174412000128     Document Type: Article

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