Menstrual phase-related differences in the pulsatility index on the central retinal artery suggest an oestrogen vasodilatation effect that antagonizes with progesterone

Archives of Gynecology and Obstetrics

Volumn 283, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 569-573

  Viana, Luiz Carlos ^a   Faria, Marcos ^b   Pettersen, Heverton ^b   Sampaio, Marcos ^b   Geber, Selmo ^a,b  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF MINAS GERAIS   (Brazil)

^b Centro de Medicina Reprodutiva   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Central retinal artery; Doppler; Menstrual cycle; Ovarian steroids

Indexed keywords

ESTROGEN; PROGESTERONE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTERY BLOOD FLOW; ARTICLE; DOPPLER FLOWMETRY; ESTROGEN ACTIVITY; FEMALE; FOLLICULAR PHASE; HUMAN; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; LUTEAL PHASE; MENSTRUAL CYCLE; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; OVULATION; PERIOVULATORY PHASE; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PULSE WAVE; RETINA ARTERY; VASODILATATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ESTROGENS; FEMALE; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MENSTRUAL CYCLE; MIDDLE AGED; PROGESTERONE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; PULSATILE FLOW; RETINAL ARTERY; VASODILATION; VASODILATOR AGENTS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79951723880     PISSN: 09320067     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00404-010-1403-7     Document Type: Article

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