Endocrine function of the postmenopausal ovary.
In light of recent evidence, it seems that the endocrine function of the postmenopausal ovary is more elusive and more variable than previously believed. Although the current authors believe that the postmenopausal ovary has lost a clinically significant estrogenic capability, a definitive conclusion regarding androgen production cannot be forthcoming.
Rinaudo
Paolo
P
Center for Research on Reproduction and Women's Health, University of Pennsylvania Medical Center, 421 Curie Boulevard, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA.
Strauss
Jerome F
JF
D000728:Androgens / Q000096:biosynthesis; D004702:Endocrine Glands / Q000502:physiology*; D005260:Female; D012739:Gonadal Steroid Hormones / Q000097:blood; D006728:Hormones / Q000096:biosynthesis / Q000502:physiology; D006801:Humans; D007044:Hysterectomy; D010052:Ovariectomy; D010053:Ovary / Q000502:physiology*; D017698:Postmenopause / Q000502:physiology*
D000728:Androgens; D012739:Gonadal Steroid Hormones; D006728:Hormones