Oscillations of cerebrovascular resistance throughout the menstrual cycle in healthy women

Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 22, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 627-632

  Krejza, J ^a,e   Siemkowicz, J ^a   Sawicka, M ^a   Szylak, A ^a   Kochanowicz, J ^a   Mariak, Z ^a   Lewko, J ^a   Spektor, V ^b   Babikian, V ^c   Bert, R ^d  

^a MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF BIALYSTOK   (Poland)

^b NEW YORK UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c BOSTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d TUFTS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^e HOSPITAL OF THE UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Brain circulation and metabolism; Carotid arteries; Doppler ultrasound; Estrogen; Menstrual cycle

Indexed keywords

ESTRADIOL; HEMOGLOBIN; PROGESTERONE;

ARTICLE; BRAIN BLOOD FLOW; BRAIN VASCULAR RESISTANCE; COMMON CAROTID ARTERY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DOPPLER ECHOGRAPHY; ECHOENCEPHALOGRAPHY; ESTRADIOL BLOOD LEVEL; EXTERNAL CAROTID ARTERY; FEMALE; FOLLICULAR PHASE; HEART RATE; HEMATOCRIT; HEMOGLOBIN DETERMINATION; HUMAN; MENSTRUAL CYCLE; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGESTERONE BLOOD LEVEL; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE;

ADULT; BIOLOGICAL CLOCKS; CAROTID ARTERIES; CEREBROVASCULAR CIRCULATION; ECHOENCEPHALOGRAPHY; ESTRADIOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MENSTRUAL CYCLE; PROGESTERONE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, DOPPLER, DUPLEX; VASCULAR RESISTANCE;

EID: 9144242595     PISSN: 09607692     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/uog.907     Document Type: Article

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