 Follicular Phase
"Follicular Phase" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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The period of the MENSTRUAL CYCLE representing follicular growth, increase in ovarian estrogen (ESTROGENS) production, and epithelial proliferation of the ENDOMETRIUM. Follicular phase begins with the onset of MENSTRUATION and ends with OVULATION.
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D005498
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| MeSH Number(s) |
G08.686.605.310
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| Concept/Terms |
Follicular Phase- Follicular Phase
- Phase, Follicular
- Menstrual Cycle, Proliferative Phase
- Menstrual Proliferative Phase
- Phase, Menstrual Proliferative
- Proliferative Phase, Menstrual
- Menstrual Cycle, Follicular Phase
- Preovulatory Phase
- Phase, Preovulatory
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| 1998 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 2002 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Follicular Phase" by people in Profiles.
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Kim MJ, Bertino JS, Gaedigk A, Zhang Y, Sellers EM, Nafziger AN. Effect of sex and menstrual cycle phase on cytochrome P450 2C19 activity with omeprazole used as a biomarker. Clin Pharmacol Ther. 2002 Aug; 72(2):192-9.
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Kashuba AD, Nafziger AN, Kearns GL, Leeder JS, Shirey CS, Gotschall R, Gaedigk A, Bertino JS. Quantification of intraindividual variability and the influence of menstrual cycle phase on CYP2D6 activity as measured by dextromethorphan phenotyping. Pharmacogenetics. 1998 Oct; 8(5):403-10.
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