Research Article

Timing Matters: Effects of Early and Late Estrogen Replacement Therapy on Glucose Metabolism and Vascular Reactivity in Ovariectomized Aged Wistar Rats

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Early E2 therapy increases NO serum levels at 10 w postovariectomy. No significant differences in NO serum levels were found in all groups vs. the sham group. However, the 10 w-early E2 group increases NO serum concentrations vs. the 10 w group (#). NO: nitric oxide. Results are presented as the (). One-way analysis of variance (ANOVA) on ranks followed by the Student-Newman-Keuls post hoc test was used for comparisons between groups.