Endogenous estrogen levels are associated with endothelial function in males independently of lipid levels

Endocrine

Volumn 37, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 329-335

  Saltiki, Katerina ^a   Papageorgiou, George ^a   Voidonikola, Paraskevi ^a   Mantzou, Emily ^a   Xiromeritis, Konstantinos ^a   Papamichael, Christos ^a   Alevizaki, Maria ^a   Stamatelopoulos, Kimon ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS   (Greece)

Author keywords

Androgen; Cardiovascular; Estrogen; Flow mediated dilatation; Intima media thickness; Males

Indexed keywords

ANDROGEN; ESTRADIOL; ESTROGEN; GLUCOSE; INSULIN; LIPID; LOW DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN; TESTOSTERONE; TRIACYLGLYCEROL;

ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARTERIAL WALL THICKNESS; ARTERY DILATATION; ARTICLE; ATHEROSCLEROSIS; BIOAVAILABILITY; BODY MASS; CARDIOVASCULAR FUNCTION; CHOLESTEROL BLOOD LEVEL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE MARKER; HORMONE ACTION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; METABOLIC SYNDROME X; OBESITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN FUNCTION;

EID: 77952098019     PISSN: 1355008X     EISSN: 15590100     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12020-010-9307-7     Document Type: Article

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