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Estrogen receptor-alpha genotype affects exercise-related reduction of arterial stiffness.
Medicine and science in sports and exercise - 1 Feb 2008
Hayashi Koichiro, Maeda Seiji, Iemitsu Motoyuki, Otsuki Takeshi, Sugawara Jun, Tanabe Takumi, Miyauchi Takashi, Kuno Shinya, Ajisaka Ryuichi, Matsuda Mitsuo
Abstract excerpt
PURPOSE: Arterial stiffness, an independent risk factor for cardiovascular disease, increases with advancing age. Arterial stiffness is improved by regular exercise, but individual responses to exercise training are variable. Given that estrogen and estrogen receptor-alpha (ER-alpha) can induce vasodilation and can exert an antiatherosclerotic effect in vessels, we hypothesized that gene polymorphisms of ER-alpha...
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