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Cardiovascular protection in females linked to estrogen-dependent inhibition of arterial stiffening and macrophage MMP12
10 Jan 2019
Abstract excerpt
Arterial stiffening is a consequence of aging and a cholesterol-independent risk factor for cardiovascular disease (CVD). Arterial stiffening and CVD show a sex bias, with men more susceptible than premenopausal women. How arterial stiffness and sex interact at a molecular level to confer risk of CVD is not well understood. Here, we used the sexual dimorphism in LDLR-null mice to show that the protective effect...
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