Thalamo-basal ganglia connectivity in postmenopausal women receiving estrogen therapy

Neurochemical Research

Volumn 34, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 234-237

  Kenna, Heather A ^a   Rasgon, Natalie L ^a   Geist, Cheri ^b   Small, Gary ^b   Silverman, Daniel ^c  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Brain; Cholinergic; Connectivity; Dopaminergic; Estrogen; Menopause

Indexed keywords

CONJUGATED ESTROGEN; ESTRADIOL; FLUORODEOXYGLUCOSE F 18; MEDROXYPROGESTERONE ACETATE; PROGESTERONE;

ADULT; AGING; ARTICLE; BASAL GANGLION; BRAIN AGING; BRAIN METABOLISM; CHOLINERGIC SYSTEM; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOPAMINERGIC SYSTEM; ESTROGEN THERAPY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MENOPAUSAL SYNDROME; POSITRON EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY; POSTMENOPAUSE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THALAMUS;

BASAL GANGLIA; ESTROGENS; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; POSITRON-EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY; POSTMENOPAUSE; THALAMUS;

EID: 58849121410     PISSN: 03643190     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11064-008-9756-z     Document Type: Article

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