Open AccessThe Changes in Plasma Serotonin Levels after Hormone Therapy and Their Relationship with Estrogen Responsiveness on Bone in Postmenopausal Women
Author(s) -
Ha Young Kim,
Mi Hyun Park,
Hyun Koo Yoon,
Ki Ok Han
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
the journal of clinical endocrinology and metabolism
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.206
H-Index - 353
eISSN - 1945-7197
pISSN - 0021-972X
DOI - 10.1210/jc.2011-2786
Subject(s) - estrogen , medicine , hormone therapy , endocrinology , serotonin , postmenopausal women , hormone , psychology , breast cancer , receptor , cancer
Selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors have shown to be associated with an increased risk of fractures. It has been suggested that circulating serotonin is an important regulatory factor and that estrogen may regulate bone metabolism through the serotonin pathway.
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