Estrogen and brain aging

Journal of Anti-Aging Medicine

Volumn 2, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 127-132

  Thakur, Mahendra K ^a  

^a BANARAS HINDU UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ESTROGEN;

AGING; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; ARTICLE; BRAIN; BRAIN DEVELOPMENT; BRAIN FUNCTION; ESTROGEN ACTIVITY; ESTROGEN THERAPY; HORMONAL REGULATION; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0032886386     PISSN: 10945458     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/rej.1.1999.2.127     Document Type: Article

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