Relationships between biomarkers of inflammation, ovarian steroids, and age at menarche in a rural polish sample

American Journal of Human Biology

Volumn 25, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 389-398

  Clancy, Kathryn B H ^a   Klein, Laura D ^b   Ziomkiewicz, Anna ^c   Nenko, Ilona ^d   Jasienska, Grazyna ^d   Bribiescas, Richard G ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

^b HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c INSTITUTE OF ANTHROPOLOGY   (Poland)

^d JAGIELLONIAN UNIVERSITY MEDICAL COLLEGE   (Poland)

^e YALE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL MARKER; C REACTIVE PROTEIN; ESTRADIOL; PROGESTERONE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFLAMMATION; MENARCHE; MENSTRUAL CYCLE; METABOLISM; POLAND; RURAL POPULATION; SALIVA; URINE;

ADULT; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; C-REACTIVE PROTEIN; ESTRADIOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFLAMMATION; MENARCHE; MENSTRUAL CYCLE; POLAND; PROGESTERONE; RURAL POPULATION; SALIVA;

EID: 84876722233     PISSN: 10420533     EISSN: 15206300     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ajhb.22386     Document Type: Article

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