Estrogen therapy: Is time of initiation critical for neuroprotection?

Nature Reviews Endocrinology

Volumn 5, Issue 11, 2009, Pages 620-627

  Sherwin, Barbara B ^a  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONJUGATED ESTROGEN; ESTRADIOL; ESTROGEN; GESTAGEN; MEDROXYPROGESTERONE ACETATE; MIFEPRISTONE; PLACEBO; PROGESTERONE;

CEREBROVASCULAR DISEASE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COGNITION; COGNITIVE DEFECT; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; DEMENTIA; DRUG EFFECT; ESTROGEN SYNTHESIS; ESTROGEN THERAPY; HUMAN; MINI MENTAL STATE EXAMINATION; NEUROPROTECTION; POSTMENOPAUSE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; REVIEW; VERBAL MEMORY; VISUAL MEMORY;

COGNITION; ESTROGENS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROPROTECTIVE AGENTS; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 70350304150     PISSN: 17595029     EISSN: 17595037     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/nrendo.2009.193     Document Type: Review

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