Anti-Müllerian hormone: A marker for ovarian function in systemic lupus erythematosus patients treated with cyclophosphamide

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Volumn 80, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 434-435

  Ghaleb, Rasha M ^a   Fahmy, Khaled A ^a  

^a MINIA UNIVERSITY   (Egypt)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

AZATHIOPRINE; CARDIOLIPIN ANTIBODY; CORTICOSTEROID; CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE; ESTRADIOL; FOLLITROPIN; INHIBIN B; MUELLERIAN INHIBITING FACTOR;

ESTRADIOL BLOOD LEVEL; FOLLITROPIN BLOOD LEVEL; HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; LETTER; OVARIAN RESERVE; OVARY FOLLICLE; OVARY FUNCTION; OVARY INSUFFICIENCY; PREMATURE OVARIAN FAILURE; SECONDARY AMENORRHEA; SYSTEMIC LUPUS ERYTHEMATOSUS; TRANSVAGINAL ECHOGRAPHY;

EID: 84880332237     PISSN: 1297319X     EISSN: 17787254     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jbspin.2012.10.016     Document Type: Letter

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