Role of Sex Hormones in the Control of Vegetative and Metabolic Functions of Middle-Aged Women

Aims: In women's life, menopause is characterized by significant physiological changes often associated with an increase in body mass and obesity-associated sicknesses. Numerous researches described interdependencies of estrogen deficiency, aging, and resting energy expenditure (REE) downfall i...

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Main Authors: Vincenzo Monda, Monica Salerno, Moscatelli Fiorenzo, Ines Villano, Andrea Viggiano, Francesco Sessa, Antonio I. Triggiani, Giuseppe Cibelli, Anna Valenzano, Gabriella Marsala, Christian Zammit, Maria Ruberto, Giovanni Messina, Marcellino Monda, Vincenzo De Luca, Antonietta Messina
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2017-10-01
Series:Frontiers in Physiology
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Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fphys.2017.00773/full