Improvement in functions of the central nervous system by estrogen replacement therapy might be related with an increased nitric oxide production

Endothelium: Journal of Endothelial Cell Research

Volumn 6, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 263-266

  López Jaramillo, Patricio ^a,b   Terán, Enrique ^c  

^a UNIVERSIDAD CENTRAL DEL ECUADOR   (Ecuador)

^b UNIVERSIDAD INDUSTRIAL DE SANTANDER   (Colombia)

^c NONE

Author keywords

Central nervous system; Estrogen replacement therapy; Nitric oxide

Indexed keywords

ACETYLCHOLINE; AMINE OXIDASE (FLAVIN CONTAINING); AMYLOID BETA PROTEIN; BRADYKININ; ENDOTHELIN; ESTROGEN; EXCITOTOXIN; GESTAGEN; NITRATE; NITRIC OXIDE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE INHIBITOR; NITRITE; NORADRENALIN; SCAVENGER; SEROTONIN;

ARTICLE; BLOOD LEVEL; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM FUNCTION; ENZYME INHIBITION; ESTROGEN THERAPY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPOTHESIS; INVOLUTIONAL DEPRESSION; LEARNING; LONG TERM POTENTIATION; MEMORY; NEUROMODULATION; NEUROPROTECTION; NEUROTRANSMISSION; NONHUMAN; OXIDATIVE STRESS; POSTMENOPAUSE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

LETHRINIDAE;

EID: 4243384387     PISSN: 10623329     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/10623329909078493     Document Type: Article

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