Browsing Research Articles (Physiology) by Subject "Estrogen"

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Estrogen causes ultrastructural changes of fibrin networks during the menstrual cycle : a qualitative investigation

Swanepoel, A.C. (Albe Carina); Lindeque, B. Gerhard; Swart, Paul; Abdool, Zeelha; Pretorius, Etheresia (Wiley, 2014-08)

INTRODUCTION : Hormonal fluctuations may influence fibrin structure. During the menstrual cycle, plasma fibrinogen levels change, mainly due to the variations of estrogen. Throughout the menstrual cycle estrogen levels ...
Interrelation between inflammation, thrombosis, and neuroprotection in cerebral ischemia

Van der Spuy, Wendy Jeannette; Pretorius, Etheresia (De Gruyter, 2012-05)

Stroke by mechanism of thrombotic cerebral ischemia is one of the leading causes of death and/or disability worldwide. Current research is under consensus that there are sex-based differences in both the prevalence and ...
Stimulation of prostaglandin E2 (PGE2) production by arachidonic acid, oestrogen and parathyroid hormone in MG-63 and MC3T3-E1 osteoblast-like cells

Coetzee, Magdalena; Haag, Marianne; Claassen, Nico; Kruger, Marlena C. (Elsevier, 2005-12)

Polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFAs) as well as oestrogen (E2) and parathyroid hormone (PTH) affect bone cells. The aim of the study was to determine whether arachidonic acid (AA), E2, and PTH increase prostaglandin E2 ...

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