Vasculoprotective effects of oestrogens

Clinical and Experimental Pharmacology and Physiology

Volumn 28, Issue 12, 2001, Pages 1032-1034

  Arnal, Jean François ^a   Bayard, Francis ^a  

^a CHU RANGUEIL   (France)

Author keywords

Atherosclerosis; Endothelium; Immune system; Mouse; Oestrogens

Indexed keywords

APOLIPOPROTEIN E; C REACTIVE PROTEIN; CHYLOMICRON; ESTRADIOL; ESTROGEN; GESTAGEN; HIGH DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL; LOW DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN; LOW DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL; MEDROXYPROGESTERONE; NITRIC OXIDE; PROGESTERONE;

ATHEROSCLEROSIS; ATHEROSCLEROTIC PLAQUE; BLOOD VESSEL WALL; CONFERENCE PAPER; DRUG EFFECT; FAMILIAL HYPERLIPEMIA; HORMONE SUBSTITUTION; HUMAN; IMMUNE SYSTEM; LIPID STORAGE; MENOPAUSE; NONHUMAN; OXIDATION; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; VASCULAR ENDOTHELIUM;

ARTERIOSCLEROSIS; ENDOTHELIUM, VASCULAR; ESTROGEN REPLACEMENT THERAPY; ESTROGENS; FEMALE; HUMANS; POSTMENOPAUSE;

EID: 0035681349     PISSN: 03051870     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1440-1681.2001.03589.x     Document Type: Conference Paper

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