Venous endothelial function in postmenopausal women who are receiving long-term estrogen and progestagen therapy

Fertility and Sterility

Volumn 74, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 268-273

  Ceballos, Concepción ^a   Ribes, Constantino ^a   Amado, José A ^a   Pérez, Josefina ^a   García Unzueta, María Teresa ^a   De Berrazueta, José R ^a  

^a HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO MARQUÉS DE VALDECILLA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Dorsal hand veins; Endothelial function; Hormone replacement therapy

Indexed keywords

BRADYKININ; ESTROGEN; GESTAGEN; NITROPRUSSIDE SODIUM; NORADRENALIN;

ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; HORMONE SUBSTITUTION; HUMAN; PLETHYSMOGRAPHY; POSTMENOPAUSE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VASCULAR ENDOTHELIUM; VEIN OCCLUSION PLETHYSMOGRAPHY;

BRADYKININ; ENDOTHELIUM, VASCULAR; ESTROGENS; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HORMONE REPLACEMENT THERAPY; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; NITROPRUSSIDE; OMEGA-N-METHYLARGININE; PLETHYSMOGRAPHY; POSTMENOPAUSE; PROGESTINS; VASODILATOR AGENTS; VEINS;

EID: 0034254539     PISSN: 00150282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0015-0282(00)00627-0     Document Type: Article

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