Abstract
There were several possible ways of dealing with the subject of this workshop. The central theme finally chosen was the mechanism of action of steroid hormones, attention being paid not only to oestrogens, but also to progestational substances. The questions raised at the beginning of the session were:
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What do we know about the way in which steroids act at the cellular level?
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What do we know about the handling in vivo of oestrogens by target tissues in post-menopausal women?
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Is it possible to identify and to quantitate specific effects of steroid interactions with tissues?
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Are we able to relate some of these specific effects to clinically important events?
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van Keep, P.A., Utian, W.H., Vermeulen, A. (1982). The peri-menopause at the cellular level. In: van Keep, P.A., Utian, W.H., Vermeulen, A. (eds) The Controversial Climacteric. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-011-7253-0_10
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