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Targeted metabolomic profiling in rat tissues reveals sex differences [PDF]
Scientific Reports, 2018 Sex differences affect several diseases and are organ-and parameter-specific. In humans and animals, sex differences also influence the metabolism and homeostasis of amino acids and fatty acids, which are linked to the onset of diseases. Thus, the use of
Margherita Ruoppolo +9 more
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PLoS ONE, 2020 The shape of the male genitalia in many taxa is the most rapidly evolving morphological structure, often driving reproductive isolation, and is therefore widely used in systematics as a key character to distinguish between sibling species.
Alex M Kulikov +5 more
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Sex separation unveils the functional plasticity of the vomeronasal organ in rabbits
Frontiers in Molecular Neuroscience, 2022 Chemosensory cues are vital for social and sexual behaviours and are primarily detected and processed by the vomeronasal system (VNS), whose plastic capacity has been investigated in mice.
Paula R. Villamayor +6 more
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Sex Disparities in Organ Donation: Finding an Equitable Donor Pool [PDF]
Journal of the American Heart Association: Cardiovascular and Cerebrovascular Disease, 2021 Background The majority of living organ donors are women, but few are deceased organ donors, which increases risks associated with sex mismatched organs.
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Materials Today BioOsteoarthritis (OA) is a musculoskeletal degenerative disease characterized by alterations in cartilage and subchondral bone leading to impaired joint function. OA disproportionally affects females more than males, yet the molecular mechanisms underlying
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Organ-Specific Glucose Uptake: Does Sex Matter?
Cells, 2022 Glucose uptake by peripheral organs is essential for maintaining blood glucose levels within normal range. Impaired glucose uptake is a hallmark of type 2 diabetes (T2D) and metabolic syndrome and is characterized by insulin resistance.
Adithi Gandhi +3 more
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Renal transplant: gender differences
Giornale di Clinica Nefrologia e Dialisi, 2023 Renal transplantation represents the best treatment for end-stage kidney disease, leading to improved quality of life and life-expectancy for most of the patients.
Anna Laura Fantuzzi +5 more
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Frontiers in Oncology, 2020 ObjectiveTo investigate the anti-carcinogenic effect of metronomic Celecoxib (i.e., frequent administration in clinically available doses) against hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) in the perspective of metastasis, spontaneous hepatocarcinogenesis, cancer ...
Chun-Chieh Yeh +15 more
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Sex-specific prevalence and outcomes of frailty in critically ill patients
Journal of Intensive Care, 2020 Background The prevalence of frailty, an important risk factor for short- and long-term outcomes in hospitalized adults, differs by sex. Studies in critically ill adults have also found differences in mortality and organ support rates in males and ...
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Sex differences on solid organ histological characteristics after brain death1 [PDF]
Acta Cirúrgica Brasileira, 2016 PURPOSE: To investigate gender differences in the evolution of the inflammatory process in rats subjected to brain death (BD). METHODS: Adult Wistar rats were divided into three groups: female; ovariectomized female; and male rats. BD was induced using
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