Menopause
Subtitle: Biology and Pathobiology
Contributors: Rogerio A. Lobo (Editor); Jennifer Kelsey (Editor); Robert Marcus (Editor)
Edition: 1st edition
Publisher: Academic Press
Published: April 24, 2000
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 672
ISBN-13: 9780124537903
Subjects: Endocrinology; Gynaecology & obstetrics; Maturation & ageing; Menopause; Physiological Pathology; Science; Medical / Nursing; Science/Mathematics; Endocrinology & Metabolism; Gynecology & Obstetrics; Life Sciences - Biology - General; Medical / Endocrinology & Metabolism
First sentence: The steroid hormones estrogen and progesterone are small molecular weight lipophilic hormones that, through their action as modulators of distinct signal transduction pathways, are involved in the regulation of reproductive function [1.2].