Title: female fertility index
Long Title: IUPAC Gold Book - female fertility index
DOI: 10.1351/goldbook.10845
Status: current

Definition
In rodents, number of pregnant females divided by the number of females mated, multiplied by 100.

Note
This index measures the female’s ability to become pregnant and may be used as a general indicator of fertility.

Related Terms
- fertility: https://goldbook.iupac.org/terms/view/10710
- pregnant: https://goldbook.iupac.org/terms/view/11116

Source
- PAC, 2016, 88, 713. 'Glossary of terms used in developmental and reproductive toxicology (IUPAC Recommendations 2016)' on page 768 (https://doi.org/10.1515/pac-2015-1202)

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Citation: Citation: 'female fertility index' in IUPAC Compendium of Chemical Terminology, 5th ed. International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry; 2025. Online version 5.0.0, 2025. 10.1351/goldbook.10845
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