Effect of genistein on endothelial function in postmenopausal women: A randomized, double-blind, controlled study

American Journal of Medicine

Volumn 114, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 470-476

  Squadrito, Francesco ^a   Altavilla, Domenica ^a   Crisafulli, Alessandra ^a   Saitta, Antonino ^a   Cucinotta, Domenico ^a   Morabito, Nunziata ^a   D'Anna, Rosario ^b   Corrado, Francesco ^a   Ruggeri, Pietro ^a   Frisina, Nicola ^a   Squadrito, Giovanni ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MESSINA   (Italy)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Endothelial function; Endothelin 1; Genistein; Nitric oxide; Postmenopausal women

Indexed keywords

ENDOTHELIN 1; ESTRADIOL; GENISTEIN; NITRATE; NITRIC OXIDE; NITRITE; NORETHISTERONE ACETATE;

ADULT; ARTERY BLOOD FLOW; ARTERY DILATATION; ARTICLE; BRACHIAL ARTERY; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG EFFECT; ESTROGEN THERAPY; EVALUATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; NORMAL HUMAN; POSTMENOPAUSE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; VASCULAR ENDOTHELIUM;

EID: 0037447406     PISSN: 00029343     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0002-9343(03)00059-7     Document Type: Article

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