Estrogen supplementation attenuates glucocorticoid and catecholamine responses to mental stress in perimenopausal women

Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism

Volumn 84, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 606-610

  Komesaroff, Paul A ^a   Esler, Murray D ^a   Sudhir, Krishnankutty ^a  

^a BAKER IDI HEART AND DIABETES INSTITUTE   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADRENALIN; CORTICOTROPIN; ESTRADIOL VALERATE; HYDROCORTISONE; NORADRENALIN;

ADRENALIN BLOOD LEVEL; ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORTICOTROPIN BLOOD LEVEL; ESTROGEN DEFICIENCY; ESTROGEN THERAPY; FEMALE; HORMONE RESPONSE; HUMAN; HYDROCORTISONE BLOOD LEVEL; MENOPAUSE; MENTAL STRESS; NORADRENALIN BLOOD LEVEL; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADRENOCORTICOTROPIC HORMONE; BLOOD FLOW VELOCITY; BLOOD PRESSURE; CATECHOLAMINES; EPINEPHRINE; ESTRADIOL; FEMALE; FOLLICLE STIMULATING HORMONE; FOREARM; GLUCOCORTICOIDS; HEART RATE; HUMANS; HYDROCORTISONE; MENOPAUSE; MIDDLE AGED; NOREPINEPHRINE; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 0032979288     PISSN: 0021972X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1210/jc.84.2.606     Document Type: Article

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