Sleep disturbances, oxidative stress and cardiovascular risk parameters in postmenopausal women complaining of insomnia

Climacteric

Volumn 9, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 312-319

  Hachul De Campos, H ^a,b   Brandao L ^a   D'Almeida, V ^a   Grego, B ^a   Bittencourt, L ^a   Tufik, S ^a   Baracat, E ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^b NONE   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Cardiovascular risk; Insomnia; Oxidative stress; Postmenopause; Sleep

Indexed keywords

CATALASE; ESTROGEN; FOLIC ACID; GLUTATHIONE; HOMOCYSTEINE; PYRIDOXINE; SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE; THIOBARBITURIC ACID REACTIVE SUBSTANCE;

ADULT; AGED; AMINO ACID BLOOD LEVEL; APNEA; ARTICLE; BRUXISM; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION COEFFICIENT; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ESTROGEN DEFICIENCY; FEMALE; FOLIC ACID BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; INSOMNIA; LEG MOVEMENT; MENOPAUSE; NORMAL VALUE; ONSET AGE; OXIDATIVE STRESS; POLYSOMNOGRAPHY; POSTMENOPAUSE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL; SLEEP DISORDER; STANDARD; VITAMIN BLOOD LEVEL;

CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; CATALASE; FEMALE; FOLIC ACID; HOMOCYSTEINE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; OXIDATIVE STRESS; POLYSOMNOGRAPHY; POSTMENOPAUSE; RISK FACTORS; SLEEP DISORDERS; SLEEP INITIATION AND MAINTENANCE DISORDERS; SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE; THIOBARBITURIC ACID REACTIVE SUBSTANCES; VITAMIN B 6;

EID: 33746651125     PISSN: 13697137     EISSN: 14730804     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13697130600871947     Document Type: Article

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