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Sex Differences in Circulating Progenitor Cells.
Journal of the American Heart Association - 3 Oct 2017
Topel Matthew L, Hayek Salim S, Ko Yi-An, Sandesara Pratik B, Samman Tahhan Ayman, Hesaroieh Iraj, Mahar Ernestine, Martin Greg S, Waller Edmund K, Quyyumi Arshed A
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Lower levels of circulating progenitor cells (PCs) reflect impaired endogenous regenerative capacity and are associated with aging, vascular disease, and poor outcomes. Whether biologic sex and sex hormones influence PC numbers remains a subject of controversy. We sought to determine sex differences in circulating PCs in both healthy persons and patients with coronary artery disease, and to determine...
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