Effects of postmenopausal hypoestrogenism on skin collagen

Maturitas

Volumn 33, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 239-247

  Affinito, Pietro ^a   Palomba, Stefano ^a   Sorrentino, Claudia ^a   Di Carlo, Costantino ^a   Bifulco, Giuseppe ^a   Arienzo, Maria Paola ^a   Nappi, Carmine ^a  

^a Clinical Department of Gynecology   (Italy)

Author keywords

Collagen; Hypoestrogenism; Menopause; Sex hormones; Skin

Indexed keywords

COLLAGEN; ESTRADIOL; ESTROGEN; FOLLITROPIN; SEX HORMONE;

ADULT; AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMAGE ANALYSIS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; POSTMENOPAUSE; SKIN;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; COLLAGEN; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; ESTRADIOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMMUNOENZYME TECHNIQUES; MIDDLE AGED; POSTMENOPAUSE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SKIN; SKIN AGING;

EID: 0032748783     PISSN: 03785122     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0378-5122(99)00077-8     Document Type: Article

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