Effects of aging and postmenopausal hypoestrogenism on skin elasticity and bone mineral density in Japanese women

Endocrine Journal

Volumn 51, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 159-164

  Sumino, Hiroyuki ^a   Ichikawa, Shuichi ^b   Abe, Masatoshi ^a   Endo, Yukie ^a   Nakajima, Yoshikazu ^a   Minegishi, Takashi ^a   Ishikawa, Osamu ^a   Kurabayashi, Masahiko ^a  

^a GUNMA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b Cardiovasc Hosp of Central Japan   (Japan)

Author keywords

Age; Bone; Menopause; Skin elasticity; Women

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; BONE DENSITY; BONE MASS; BONE MATRIX; BONE MINERAL; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DUAL ENERGY X RAY ABSORPTIOMETRY; ELASTICITY; ESTROGEN BLOOD LEVEL; ESTROGEN DEFICIENCY; FEMALE; HUMAN; OSTEOLYSIS; POSTMENOPAUSE; SKIN ATROPHY; SKIN FUNCTION;

AGED; AGING; ASIAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; BONE DENSITY; DENSITOMETRY, X-RAY; ELASTICITY; ESTROGENS; FEMALE; HUMANS; LUMBAR VERTEBRAE; MIDDLE AGED; POSTMENOPAUSE; SKIN PHYSIOLOGY;

EID: 2442707519     PISSN: 09188959     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1507/endocrj.51.159     Document Type: Article

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