DHEA supplementation and cognition in postmenopausal women

International Journal of Neuroscience

Volumn 116, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 141-155

  Parsons, T D ^a   Kratz, K M ^b   Thompson, E ^c   Stanczyk, F Z ^d   Buckwalter, J G ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b TRIPLER ARMY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c FULLER THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^e KAISER PERMANENTE MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Cognition; Cortisol; Dehydroepiandrosterone (DHEA); Dehydroepiandrosterone sulfate (DHEAS); Postmenopausal; Women

Indexed keywords

HYDROCORTISONE; PRASTERONE; PRASTERONE SULFATE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COGNITION; COGNITIVE DEFECT; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYDROCORTISONE BLOOD LEVEL; MEASUREMENT; POSTMENOPAUSE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SUPPLEMENTATION;

ADMINISTRATION, ORAL; AGED; COGNITION; DEHYDROEPIANDROSTERONE; DEHYDROEPIANDROSTERONE SULFATE; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYDROCORTISONE; MIDDLE AGED; NOOTROPIC AGENTS; POSTMENOPAUSE;

EID: 30344436994     PISSN: 00207454     EISSN: 15635279     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00207450500341506     Document Type: Article

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