Can estrogen influence the response to noxious stimuli?

Journal of Clinical Anesthesia

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 118-121

  Tsen, Lawrence C ^a,b   Natale, Michael ^a   Datta, Sanjay ^a,b   Eappen, Sunil ^a,b  

^a BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b Department of Anesthesia ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Estrogen, in vitro fertilization, pressure, nociception: cold thermal

Indexed keywords

ESTRADIOL; ESTROGEN; HUMAN MENOPAUSAL GONADOTROPIN; LEUPRORELIN; PROGESTERONE; UROFOLLITROPIN;

ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COLD TOLERANCE; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; ESTRADIOL BLOOD LEVEL; ESTROGEN BLOOD LEVEL; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; HUMAN; NOCICEPTION; PRESSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGESTERONE BLOOD LEVEL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL;

ADULT; COLD; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; ESTROGENS; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; FINGERS; HUMANS; IMMERSION; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PHYSICAL STIMULATION; PRESSURE; PROGESTERONE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 0035034783     PISSN: 09528180     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0952-8180(01)00227-6     Document Type: Article

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