"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.
| 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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| 2001 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2008 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2009 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2010 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2011 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2015 | 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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Systematic and meta-analytic review of research examining the impact of menstrual cycle phase and ovarian hormones on smoking and cessation. Nicotine Tob Res. 2015 Apr; 17(4):407-21.
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Menstrual cycle phase effects in the gender dimorphic stress cue reactivity of smokers. Nicotine Tob Res. 2015 May; 17(5):607-11.
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Influence of estradiol on functional brain organization for working memory. Neuroimage. 2012 Feb 01; 59(3):2923-31.
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Menstrual cycle phase at quit date and smoking abstinence at 6 weeks in an open label trial of bupropion. Drug Alcohol Depend. 2011 Mar 01; 114(1):68-72.
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Menstrual cycle and cue reactivity in women smokers. Nicotine Tob Res. 2010 Feb; 12(2):174-8.
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Menstrual phase effects on smoking cessation: a pilot feasibility study. J Womens Health (Larchmt). 2008 Mar; 17(2):293-301.
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Endocrine and chronobiological effects of fasting in women. Fertil Steril. 2001 May; 75(5):926-32.