Concepedia

Association of estrogen with glucocorticoid levels in visceral fat in postmenopausal women

Hizuru Yamatani, Kazuhiro Takahashi, Takayuki Yoshida, Keiko Takata, Hirohisa Kurachi

Menopause The Journal of The North American Menopause Society · 2012 · 29 citations · 21 references

Abstract

The expression of 11β-HSD1 mRNA in visceral fat increases in postmenopausal women, and the E1/E2 ratio in visceral fat may be associated with local glucocorticoid levels after menopause.

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Genetics, Expression Cloning, Active Steroid Hormones +17

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