Hormone replacement therapy and some salivary antimicrobial factors in post- and perimenopausal women

Maturitas

Volumn 27, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 145-151

  Leimola Virtanen, Riitta ^a   Helenius, Hans ^b   Laine, Merja ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TURKU   (Finland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TURKU   (Finland)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TURKU   (Finland)

Author keywords

Antimicrobial factors; Hormone replacement therapy; Saliva; Salivary microorganisms

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; ESTRADIOL VALERATE; ESTRADIOL VALERATE PLUS NORGESTREL; IMMUNOGLOBULIN A; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; IMMUNOGLOBULIN M; LEVONORGESTREL; PEROXIDASE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HORMONE SUBSTITUTION; HUMAN; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; POSTMENOPAUSE; SALIVA;

ADULT; AGED; BACTERIA; ESTROGEN REPLACEMENT THERAPY; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMMUNOGLOBULIN A, SECRETORY; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; IMMUNOGLOBULIN M; MENOPAUSE; MIDDLE AGED; PEROXIDASE; POSTMENOPAUSE; SALIVA; SALIVARY PROTEINS; TIME FACTORS;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 0030740838     PISSN: 03785122     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0378-5122(97)00024-8     Document Type: Article

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