Influence of 17-beta-estradiol on cerebrovascular impedance during menstrual cycle in women

Journal of the Neurological Sciences

Volumn 221, Issue 1-2, 2004, Pages 61-67

  Krejza, Jaroslaw ^a,b   Mariak, Zenon ^a   Nowacka, Agnieszka ^a   Melhem, Elias R ^b   Babikian, Viken L ^c  

^a MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF BIALYSTOK   (Poland)

^b HOSPITAL OF THE UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^c BOSTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Blood flow; Cerebrovascular impedance; Estrogen; Humans; Menstrual cycle; Ultrasound

Indexed keywords

ESTRADIOL 17BETA DEHYDROGENASE; ESTROGEN; HEMOGLOBIN; PROGESTERONE;

ARTICLE; BRAIN ISCHEMIA; BRAIN VASCULAR RESISTANCE; CAROTID ARTERY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DOPPLER ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FOLLICULAR PHASE; HEART RATE; HEMATOCRIT; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MENSTRUAL CYCLE; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE;

ADULT; BLOOD PRESSURE; CEREBROVASCULAR CIRCULATION; ELECTRIC IMPEDANCE; ESTRADIOL; FEMALE; FOLLICULAR PHASE; HEART RATE; HUMANS; LUTEAL PHASE; MENSTRUAL CYCLE; OVULATION;

EID: 2642561847     PISSN: 0022510X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jns.2004.03.028     Document Type: Article

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