Use of vascular Doppler ultrasound to detect acute estradiol vascular effect in postmenopausal women

Clinics

Volumn 62, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 673-678

  Clapauch, Ruth ^a,b   Mattos, Tatiana M ^a   Uchoa, Helena B M P ^a   Ferreira, Andrea S R ^a   Bonisson, Vinicius G ^a   Lopes, Érika L ^a   Nascimento, Isabel C S ^b   Bouskela, Eliete ^b  

^a HOSPITAL DA LAGOA   (Brazil)

^b STATE UNIVERSITY OF RIO DE JANEIRO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Estrogen; Hormone replacement therapy; Vascular endothelium; Vasoconstriction; Vasodilatation

Indexed keywords

EID: 38549178416     PISSN: 18075932     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S1807-59322007000600003     Document Type: Article

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