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Brain volumes in late life: gender, hormone treatment, and estrogen receptor variants.
Neurobiology of aging - 1 Mar 2014
Ryan Joanne, Artero Sylvaine, Carrière Isabelle, Scali Jacqueline, Maller Jerome J, Meslin Chantal, Ritchie Karen, Scarabin Pierre-Yves, Ancelin Marie-Laure
Abstract excerpt
Structural imaging studies suggest gender differences in brain volumes; however, whether hormone treatment (HT) can protect against age-related structural changes remains unknown, and no prior neuroimaging study has investigated potential interactions between HT and estrogen receptor (ESR) polymorphisms. Magnetic resonance imaging was used to measure gray and white matter, hippocampal volume, corpus callosum,...
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