SOURCE: MedPage Today
DATE: September 15, 2008
EXCERPT: "Estradiol cream stimulated collagen production which smoothed wrinkled skin in elderly women, but only in areas that had not been exposed to the sun, researchers here reported. ... And the effect of estradiol appeared to be gender-specific. For example, although men did have a benefit, it was less than the response observed in women." more
RELATED PUBMED LINK:
Rittié L, Kang S, Voorhees JJ, Fisher GJ. Abstract. Induction of collagen by estradiol: difference between sun-protected and photodamaged human skin in vivo. Arch Dermatol. 2008 Sep;144(9):1129-40.
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