Potential role of sex hormones in altered vascular relaxation following insulin resistance
Hypertension is one of the secondary complications associated with insulin resistance (IR). Previous studies from our laboratory have shown that female rats are protected from developing insulin resistance and hypertension, which was dependent on estrogen. Further, testosterone was suggested to r...
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Language: | English |
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2009
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Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/2429/16405 |