Antioxidant and prooxidant actions of estrogens: Potential physiological and clinical implications

Seminars in Reproductive Endocrinology

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 309-314

  Nathan, Lauren ^a   Chaudhuri, Gautam ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Antioxidant; Catecholestrogen; Estrogen; Oxidation; Prooxidant

Indexed keywords

ANTIOXIDANT; ESTROGEN; LOW DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN; OXIDIZING AGENT;

ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; CELL PROTECTION; ESTROGEN METABOLISM; HUMAN; LIPID PEROXIDATION; LIPOPROTEIN METABOLISM; OXIDATION REDUCTION REACTION; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW;

EID: 0032425529     PISSN: 07348630     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-2007-1016289     Document Type: Review

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