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Sex differences in metabolism and cardiometabolic disorders
19 Jul 2018
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PURPOSE OF REVIEW: Sex differences are pervasive in metabolic and cardiovascular traits, yet they have often been ignored in human and animal model research. Sex differences can arise from reversible hormonal effects, from irreversible organizational (developmental) processes, and from gene expression differences from the X and Y chromosomes. We briefly review our current understanding of the impact of these...
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