"Follicular Phase" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
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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.
| Descriptor ID |
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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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1999 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2000 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2001 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2004 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2005 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Follicular Phase" by people in Profiles.
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Sex differences in acute hormonal and subjective response to naltrexone: The impact of menstrual cycle phase. Psychoneuroendocrinology. 2015 Feb; 52:59-71.
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The mediation effect of menstrual phase on negative emotion processing: evidence from N2. Soc Neurosci. 2014; 9(3):278-88.
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Differential expression of NUDT9 at different phases of the menstrual cycle and in different components of normal and neoplastic human endometrium. Taiwan J Obstet Gynecol. 2009 Jun; 48(2):96-107.
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Moderate doses of ethanol fail to increase plasma levels of neurosteroid 3alpha-hydroxy-5alpha-pregnan-20-one-like immunoreactivity in healthy men and women. Psychopharmacology (Berl). 2006 Jun; 186(3):442-50.
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Women's sexual experience during the menstrual cycle: identification of the sexual phase by noninvasive measurement of luteinizing hormone. J Sex Res. 2004 Feb; 41(1):82-93.
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Effects of breastfeeding chemosignals on the human menstrual cycle. Hum Reprod. 2004 Feb; 19(2):422-9.
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Effects of acute progesterone administration in healthy postmenopausal women and normally-cycling women. Psychoneuroendocrinology. 2001 Oct; 26(7):697-710.
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Acute effects of d-amphetamine during the early and late follicular phases of the menstrual cycle in women. Pharmacol Biochem Behav. 2000 Jul; 66(3):509-15.
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Acute effects of d-amphetamine during the follicular and luteal phases of the menstrual cycle in women. Psychopharmacology (Berl). 1999 Jul; 145(1):67-75.
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Endocrine abnormalities during the follicular phase in women with recurrent spontaneous abortion. Hum Reprod. 1999 Jan; 14(1):18-20.