Novel signaling pathways in pulmonary arterial hypertension (2015 Grover Conference Series) [PDF]
, 2016 The proliferative endothelial and smooth muscle cell phenotype, inflammation, and pulmonary vascular remodeling are prominent features of pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH).
Awad, Keytam S. +3 more
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Role for growth regulation by estrogen in breast cancer 1 (GREB1) in hormone-dependent cancers [PDF]
, 2018 Sex hormones play important roles in the onset and progression of several cancers, such as breast, ovarian, and prostate cancer. Although drugs targeting sex hormone function are useful in treating cancer, tumors often develop resistance.
Cheng, Meng +2 more
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Sex, hormones, and repolarization [PDF]
Cardiovascular Research, 2002 There is increased awareness of the impact of gender and gonadal steroids on human cardiac rhythm and arrhythmias; e.g., drugs that prolong repolarization induce torsades de pointes (TdP) more frequently in women than men; female gender is an independent risk factor for syncope and sudden death in the congenital long QT syndrome; and the higher ...
Michael R. Rosen, Thai V. Pham
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Gonadal hormones, but not sex, affect the acquisition and maintenance of a Go/No-Go odor discrimination task in mice [PDF]
, 2018 In mice, olfaction is crucial for identifying social odors (pheromones) that signal the presence of suitable mates. We used a custom-built olfactometer and a thirst-motivated olfactory discrimination Go/No-Go (GNG) task to ask whether discrimination of ...
Bass, M. +5 more
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Role of estrogen and other sex hormones in brain aging: Neuroprotection and DNA repair [PDF]
, 2017 Aging is an inevitable biological process characterized by a progressive decline in physiological function and increased susceptibility to disease. The detrimental effects of aging are observed in all tissues, the brain being the most important one due ...
Gredilla, Ricardo +2 more
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Journal of Pain and Symptom Management, 1993 A variety of evidence suggests a link between migraine and the female sex hormones. Women with migraine outnumber men by at least a 2:1 ratio and definite patterns of development and attacks are noted at menarche and throughout the period of menses, related to trimester of pregnancy, and again at menopause, although it may also regress.
George R. Merriam +1 more
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Gender ideology, same-sex peer group affiliation and the relationship between testosterone and dominance in adolescent boys and girls [PDF]
, 2010 Although the role of testosterone in the aetiology of social dominance is often suggested, surprisingly few studies have addressed the relationship between sex steroid hormones and dominance as a personality trait. In this paper, the relationship between
Kaufman, Jean +4 more
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The Potential Effects of Hormonal Therapy and Stress on the Oral Health of the Transitioning Population [PDF]
, 2020 Problem: In terms of healthcare, the transgender population is underserved. Unfortunately, these individuals often experience stress related to seeking preventative care and fear discrimination.
Cantwell, Elena G, McClure, Devon
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Comparing plasma and faecal measures of steroid hormones in Adelie penguins Pygoscelis adeliae [PDF]
, 2010 Physiological measurements of both stress and sex hormones are often used to estimate the consequences of natural or human-induced change in ecological studies of various animals.
Banks, Jonathan C. +15 more
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Hormones and temporal components of speech: sex differences and effects of menstrual cyclicity on speech [PDF]
, 2004 Voice onset time (VOT) is a salient acoustic parameter of speech which signals the “voiced” and “voiceless” status of plosives in English (e.g. the initial sound in ‘bat’ vs. the initial sound in ‘pat’). As a micro-temporal acoustic parameter, VOT may be
Anna Hanson +23 more
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