The effect of 17β-estradiol on adrenocortical sensitivity, responsiveness, and steroidogenesis in postmenopausal women

Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism

Volumn 83, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 519-524

  Slayden, S M ^a,b   Crabbe, L ^a   Bae, S ^a   Potter, H D ^a   Azziz, R ^a   Parker Jr , C R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM   (United States)

^b MEDICAL COLLEGE OF GEORGIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

3(OR 17)BETA HYDROXYSTEROID DEHYDROGENASE; ANDROGEN; ANDROSTENEDIONE; DEXAMETHASONE; ESTRADIOL; FOLLITROPIN; HYDROCORTISONE; HYDROXYPROGESTERONE; PRASTERONE; TETRACOSACTIDE;

ADRENAL CORTEX; ADULT; AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ESTROGEN THERAPY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; POSTMENOPAUSE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOIMMUNOASSAY; STEROIDOGENESIS; TRANSDERMAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION;

17-ALPHA-HYDROXYPROGESTERONE; ADRENAL CORTEX; ADRENAL CORTEX HORMONES; AGED; ANDROSTENEDIONE; COSYNTROPIN; DEHYDROEPIANDROSTERONE; ESTRADIOL; FEMALE; FOLLICLE STIMULATING HORMONE; HUMANS; HYDROCORTISONE; MIDDLE AGED; POSTMENOPAUSE;

EID: 0031763631     PISSN: 0021972X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1210/jc.83.2.519     Document Type: Article

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