Details

Autor(en) / Beteiligte

• Cignarelli, M
• Cicinelli, E
• Corso, M
• Cospite, M R
• Garruti, G
• Tafaro, E
• Giorgino, R
• Schonauer, S

Titel

Biophysical and endocrine-metabolic changes during menopausal hot flashes: increase in plasma free fatty acid and norepinephrine levels

Ist Teil von

• Gynecologic and obstetric investigation, 1989, Vol.27 (1), p.34-37

Ort / Verlag

Switzerland

Erscheinungsjahr

1989

Quelle

MEDLINE

Beschreibungen/Notizen

• Thermocutaneous, vascular, metabolic and hormonal changes were investigated during 11 hot flashes from 6 postmenopausal women. The first detectable change was an increase in finger blood flow with a concomitant enhancement of skin conductance. The increase in skin conductance was followed rapidly by a sharp rise in finger temperature. The main endocrine-metabolic changes associated with the above phenomena were a sharp increase in plasma free fatty acids (approximately 65%), norepinephrine (approximately 100%) and LH (approximately 20%) levels. Plasma glucose and cortisol tended to be increased but did not reach statistical significance; on the other hand, plasma insulin, glucagon, growth hormone, epinephrine and dopamine remained unchanged.