Effect of prolonged administration of transdermal estradiol on flow- mediated endothelium-dependent and endothelium-independent vasodilation in healthy postmenopausal women

American Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 84, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 367-370

  Cagnacci, Angelo ^a   Grazia Modena, Maria ^b   Malmusi, Stefania ^a   Muia, Nicola ^b   Volpe, Annibale ^a  

^a Inst of Obstetrics and Gynecology   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MODENA AND REGGIO EMILIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ESTRADIOL; ESTROGEN; GLYCERYL TRINITRATE; NITRIC OXIDE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD FLOW; BRACHIAL ARTERY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HORMONAL THERAPY; HORMONE ACTION; HORMONE SUBSTITUTION; HUMAN; POSTMENOPAUSE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGULATORY MECHANISM; TRANSDERMAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; VASCULAR ENDOTHELIUM; VASODILATATION;

ADMINISTRATION, CUTANEOUS; ARTERIES; BLOOD FLOW VELOCITY; ENDOTHELIUM, VASCULAR; ESTRADIOL; ESTROGEN REPLACEMENT THERAPY; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMAGE INTERPRETATION, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; MIDDLE AGED; POSTMENOPAUSE; REFERENCE VALUES; TIME FACTORS; VASODILATION;

EID: 0345425771     PISSN: 00029149     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0002-9149(99)00300-8     Document Type: Article

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