Sex-specific association of metabolic risk factors with brain ischemic lesions by severity and location

Abstract Background Males and females exhibit significant differences in metabolism and in brain ischemic stroke and different features of brain ischemic lesions are related to different health outcomes. It is critical to understand sex differences in their associations to optimize prevention and in...

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Main Authors: Hailuan Zeng, Weibin Shi, Wenhai Jiang, Shengxiang Rao, Beijian Huang, Hongmei Yan, Xin Gao
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-08-01
Series:Biology of Sex Differences
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13293-019-0254-6