Menopause Is Associated With a Significant Increase in Blood Monocyte Number and a Relative Decrease in the Expression of Estrogen Receptors in Human Peripheral Monocytes

PROBLEM: The clinical significance of the differential expression of estrogen receptor (ER) in human monocytes was evaluated.

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