Menopause: The aging of multiple pacemakers

被引:165
作者
Wise, PM
Krajnak, KM
Kashon, ML
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[1] Department of Physiology, College of Medicine, University of Kentucky, Lexington
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10.1126/science.273.5271.67
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O [数理科学和化学]; P [天文学、地球科学]; Q [生物科学]; N [自然科学总论];
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07 ; 0710 ; 09 ;
摘要
Menopause signals the permanent and of menstrual cyclicity in a woman's life. Its impact reaches far beyond just the reproductive system. An understanding of the factors that interact and govern the process of aging In the reproductive system will help us to develop strategies for alleviating the negative aspects of menopause and may help us to better comprehend the process of biological aging.
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