Estrogens and the skin

Climacteric

Volumn 8, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 110-123

  Brincat, M P ^a   Baron, Y Muscat ^a   Galea, R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MALTA MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Malta)

Author keywords

Acne; Aging; Estrogen; Hair loss; Physical characteristics; Skin; Skin cancer; Wound healing

Indexed keywords

COLLAGEN; CONJUGATED ESTROGEN; CYPROTERONE ACETATE; ESTRADIOL; ESTRADIOL VALERATE; ESTRIOL; ESTROGEN; GLYCOSAMINOGLYCAN; PLACEBO; TESTOSTERONE; TRANSFORMING GROWTH FACTOR BETA1;

ACNE; ADULT; AGED; AGING; ALOPECIA; COLLAGEN SYNTHESIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; CUTANEOUS PARAMETERS; DRUG IMPLANT; ELASTIC FIBER; ELASTICITY; ESTROGEN ACTIVITY; ESTROGEN DEFICIENCY; ESTROGEN THERAPY; FEMALE; HAIR GROWTH; HORMONE SUBSTITUTION; HUMAN; MELANOMA; MENOPAUSAL SYNDROME; POSTMENOPAUSE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SEBACEOUS GLAND; SKIN; SKIN BIOPSY; SKIN BLOOD FLOW; SKIN CANCER; SKIN SCAR; WATER CONTENT; WOUND HEALING; WRINKLE;

ACNE VULGARIS; COLLAGEN; ELASTICITY; ELASTIN; ESTROGEN REPLACEMENT THERAPY; ESTROGENS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MENOPAUSE; RECEPTORS, ESTROGEN; SKIN; SKIN AGING; SKIN NEOPLASMS; SKIN PHYSIOLOGY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WOUND HEALING;

EID: 20844449236     PISSN: 13697137     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13697130500118100     Document Type: Review

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