The menopause and aging, a comparative perspective

Journal of Steroid Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

Volumn 142, Issue , 2014, Pages 132-141

  Finch, Caleb E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Hypothalamic impairments; Oocyte loss; STRAW criteria

Indexed keywords

ANDROGEN; ESTROGEN; SEX HORMONE;

AGING; BIRTH DEFECT; CLIMACTERIUM; ESTROGEN ACTIVITY; HUMAN; MENOPAUSE; MENSTRUAL CYCLE; NEUROENDOCRINOLOGY; NONHUMAN; OOCYTE DEVELOPMENT; OVARY FUNCTION; REVIEW; RODENT MODEL; SENESCENCE;

MAMMALIA; RODENTIA;

HYPOTHALAMIC IMPAIRMENTS; OOCYTE LOSS; STRAW CRITERIA;

ADOLESCENT; ADRENAL GLANDS; ADULT; AGING; ANDROGENS; ANIMALS; CHILD; CONGENITAL ABNORMALITIES; ESTRADIOL; FEMALE; FOLLICLE STIMULATING HORMONE; HUMANS; HYPOTHALAMUS; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; MENOPAUSE; MIDDLE AGED; OOCYTES; OVARIAN FOLLICLE; OVARY; PERIMENOPAUSE; PROGESTERONE;

EID: 84899937030     PISSN: 09600760     EISSN: 18791220     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jsbmb.2013.03.010     Document Type: Review

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