Abstract
PET was used to evaluate the effect of estrogen use on regional cerebral glucose metabolism in postmenopausal women. Women receiving estrogen replacement therapy (ERT+), women not receiving estrogen (ERT-), and women with AD were studied. The ERT- group showed metabolic ratios that were intermediate to the ERT+ and AD groups, although they did not show any signs of cognitive impairment. These findings show an effect of estrogen depletion on brain metabolic activity.
| Original language | English (US) |
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| Pages (from-to) | 875-877 |
| Number of pages | 3 |
| Journal | Neurology |
| Volume | 55 |
| Issue number | 6 |
| State | Published - Sep 26 2000 |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Neuroscience(all)