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Sex differences in environmental and genetic factors for hypertension.
The American journal of medicine - 1 Sept 2008
Ruixing Yin, Jinzhen Wu, Shangling Pan, Weixiong Lin, Dezhai Yang, Yuming Chen
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Sex differences are observed in many aspects of mammalian cardiovascular function and pathology. Hypertension is more common in men than in women of the same age. Although the effects of gonadal hormones on blood pressure are considered contributing factors, the reasons for sex differences in hypertension are still not fully understood. The present study was undertaken to compare the differences in...
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