Postmenopausal women with vasomotor symptoms have increased urinary excretion of calcitonin gene-related peptide

Maturitas

Volumn 30, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 289-294

  Wyon, Yvonne ^a   Frisk, Jessica ^a   Lundeberg, Thomas ^b   Theodorsson, Elvar ^a   Hammar, Mats ^a  

^a LINKÖPING UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^b KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Calcitonin gene related peptide; Hot flushes; Postmenopausal women; Vasomotor symptoms

Indexed keywords

CALCITONIN GENE RELATED PEPTIDE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FOLLICULAR PHASE; HOT FLUSH; HUMAN; LUTEAL PHASE; MENSTRUAL CYCLE; OVULATION; POSTMENOPAUSE; RADIOIMMUNOASSAY; URINARY EXCRETION; VASOMOTOR REFLEX;

CALCITONIN GENE-RELATED PEPTIDE; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; FEMALE; FLUSHING; HOT FLASHES; HUMANS; MENSTRUAL CYCLE; MIDDLE AGED; POSTMENOPAUSE;

EID: 0032538824     PISSN: 03785122     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0378-5122(98)00047-4     Document Type: Article

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