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Short-term hormone therapy improves sCD40L and endothelial function in early menopausal women: potential role of estrogen receptor polymorphisms.
Maturitas - 1 Apr 2012
Bechlioulis Aris, Naka Katerina K, Kalantaridou Sophia N, Chatzikyriakidou Anthoula, Papanikolaou Odysseas, Kaponis Apostolos, Vakalis Konstantinos, Vezyraki Patra, Gartzonika Konstantina, Mavridis Anestis, Georgiou Ioannis, Michalis Lampros K
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: Hormone therapy (HT) has been suggested to improve vascular function and inflammation in menopausal women, although not consistently. We aimed to investigate the effects of HT on endothelial function and inflammation, especially sCD40L, in early menopausal women, and the effect of comm...
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