Endogenous sex hormone levels in postmenopausal women with Alzheimer's disease

Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism

Volumn 86, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 1099-1103

  Cunningham, C J ^a   Sinnott, M ^a   Denihan, A ^a   Rowan, M ^b   Walsh, J B ^a   O'Moore, R ^a   Coakley, D ^a   Coen, R F ^a   Lawler, B A ^a   O'Neill, D D ^a  

^a ST JAMES S HOSPITAL   (Ireland)

^b TRINITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANDROSTENEDIONE; ESTRADIOL; ESTRONE; HYDROCORTISONE; SEX HORMONE; TESTOSTERONE;

ADULT; AGED; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; ANDROSTENEDIONE BLOOD LEVEL; ARTICLE; COGNITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; ESTRADIOL BLOOD LEVEL; ESTRONE BLOOD LEVEL; FEMALE; HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; POSTMENOPAUSE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; TESTOSTERONE BLOOD LEVEL;

AGED; ALCOHOL DRINKING; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; ANDROSTENEDIONE; BODY MASS INDEX; COGNITION; DEPRESSION; ESTRADIOL; ESTRONE; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYDROCORTISONE; MENTAL STATUS SCHEDULE; POSTMENOPAUSE; SMOKING; TESTOSTERONE;

EID: 17744394882     PISSN: 0021972X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1210/jc.86.3.1099     Document Type: Article

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