The effect of HRT on cerebral haemodynamics and cerebral vasomotor reactivity in post-menopausal women

Human Reproduction

Volumn 19, Issue 10, 2004, Pages 2411-2414

  Bain, C A L ^a   Walters, M R ^a   Lees, K R ^a   Lumsden, M A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cerebral blood flow; Estrogen; Menopause; Progestogen

Indexed keywords

ACETAZOLAMIDE; DYDROGESTERONE; ESTRADIOL; GESTAGEN; NORETHISTERONE ACETATE; PLACEBO;

ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARTERY BLOOD FLOW; ARTICLE; BLOOD FLOW VELOCITY; BOLUS INJECTION; BRAIN BLOOD VESSEL; BRAIN CIRCULATION; CAROTID ARTERY PULSE; CEREBROVASCULAR DISEASE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE TIME EFFECT RELATION; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG DOSE REGIMEN; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEMODYNAMICS; HORMONE SUBSTITUTION; HUMAN; INTERNAL CAROTID ARTERY; MIDDLE CEREBRAL ARTERY; POSTMENOPAUSE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VASODILATATION; VASOMOTOR REFLEX;

EID: 6444225298     PISSN: 02681161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/humrep/deh396     Document Type: Article

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