Boron supplementation of peri-menopausal women affects boron metabolism and indices associated with macromineral metabolism, hormonal status and immune function

Journal of Trace Elements in Experimental Medicine

Volumn 12, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 251-261

  Nielsen, H ^a   Penland, James G ^a  

^a GRAND FORKS HUMAN NUTRITION RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

17 estradiol; Dietary intake; Estrogen; Menopause; Thyroid hormone

Indexed keywords

ALKALINE PHOSPHATASE; BORON; ESTRADIOL; HORMONE; LIOTHYRONINE; MINERAL; THYROXINE;

ADULT; ALKALINE PHOSPHATASE BLOOD LEVEL; BLOOD LEVEL; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; ESTRADIOL BLOOD LEVEL; FEMALE; HOT FLUSH; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; IMMUNITY; LEUKOCYTE COUNT; LIOTHYRONINE BLOOD LEVEL; LYMPHOCYTE; MENOPAUSE; MINERAL METABOLISM; NEUTROPHIL; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SWEATING; THYROXINE BLOOD LEVEL; UNITED STATES; URINARY EXCRETION;

EID: 2442724482     PISSN: 0896548X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1520-670X(1999)12:3<251::AID-JTRA8>3.0.CO;2-I     Document Type: Conference Paper

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