Genetic rodent models of obesity-associated ovarian dysfunction and subfertility: insights into polycystic ovary syndrome
Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) is the most common endocrinopathy affecting women, and a leading cause of female infertility worldwide. Defined clinically by the presence of hyperandrogenemia and oligomenorrhoea, PCOS represents a state of hormonal dysregulation, disrupted ovarian follicle dynamics...
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Language: | English |
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Frontiers Media S.A.
2016-06-01
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Series: | Frontiers in Endocrinology |
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Online Access: | http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fendo.2016.00053/full |