Greater endogenous estrogen exposure is associated with longer telomeres in postmenopausal women at risk for cognitive decline

Brain Research

Volumn 1379, Issue , 2011, Pages 224-231

  Lin, Jue ^a   Kroenke, Candyce H ^b   Epel, Elissa ^b   Kenna, Heather A ^c   Wolkowitz, Owen M ^b   Blackburn, Elizabeth ^a   Rasgon, Natalie L ^c,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c STANFORD UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Cardiovascular disease; Cognition; Estrogen exposure; Hormone therapy; Telomerase; Telomere

Indexed keywords

ESTROGEN; TELOMERASE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CELL AGING; COGNITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; FEMALE; HORMONAL THERAPY; HUMAN; MENARCHE; MENTAL DETERIORATION; PERIPHERAL BLOOD MONONUCLEAR CELL; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; POSTMENOPAUSE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TELOMERE; TREATMENT DURATION;

AGED; COGNITION DISORDERS; ESTROGEN REPLACEMENT THERAPY; ESTROGENS; FEMALE; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MIDDLE AGED; POSTMENOPAUSE; RISK FACTORS; TELOMERE;

EID: 79952310846     PISSN: 00068993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.brainres.2010.10.033     Document Type: Article

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