Acute effects of estradiol and progesterone on insulin, lipids and lipoproteins in postmenopausal women: A pilot study

Maturitas

Volumn 35, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 45-50

  Cheung, Anthony P ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Estradiol; Postmenopausal women; Progesterone

Indexed keywords

ANDROGEN; ANDROSTENEDIONE; APOLIPOPROTEIN A1; APOLIPOPROTEIN B; CHOLESTEROL; ESTRADIOL; FOLLITROPIN; GLUCOSE; HIGH DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN; INSULIN; LIPID; LIPOPROTEIN; LIPOPROTEIN A; LOW DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; PRASTERONE SULFATE; PROGESTERONE; TESTOSTERONE; TRIACYLGLYCEROL;

ARTICLE; DRUG EFFECT; FEMALE; HORMONE SUBSTITUTION; HUMAN; POSTMENOPAUSE;

EID: 0034724695     PISSN: 03785122     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0378-5122(00)00091-8     Document Type: Article

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