Eu-estrogenemia, KNDy neurons, and vasomotor symptoms

JAMA Internal Medicine

Volumn 175, Issue 9, 2015, Pages 1586-

  Kerber, Irwin J ^a   Turner, Ralph J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT DALLAS   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT TYLER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACETYLCHOLINE; DYNORPHIN; ESTRADIOL; ESTROGEN; ESTROGEN RECEPTOR; HIGH DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN; KISSPEPTIN; NEUROKININ B;

ATHEROSCLEROTIC PLAQUE; BRAIN MITOCHONDRION; CLIMACTERIUM; ESTRADIOL BLOOD LEVEL; FEMALE; HORMONAL THERAPY; HUMAN; HYPOESTROGENEMIA; LETTER; METABOLIC DISORDER; OVARY INSUFFICIENCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VASOCONSTRICTION; VASOMOTOR DISORDER; AFRICAN AMERICAN; HOT FLASHES; MENOPAUSE; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; SWEATING;

AFRICAN AMERICANS; FEMALE; HOT FLASHES; HUMANS; MENOPAUSE; SWEATING;

EID: 84941236496     PISSN: 21686106     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/jamainternmed.2015.3577     Document Type: Letter

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