Male-female differences in upregulation of vasoconstrictor responses in human cerebral arteries.

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: Male-female differences may significantly impact stroke prevention and treatment in men and women, however underlying mechanisms for sexual dimorphism in stroke are not understood. We previously found in males that cerebral ischemia upregulates contractile receptors in cerebr...

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Main Authors: Hilda Ahnstedt, Lei Cao, Diana N Krause, Karin Warfvinge, Hans Säveland, Ola G Nilsson, Lars Edvinsson
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3639206?pdf=render