Sex-specific modification of progesterone receptor expression by 17β-oestradiol in human cardiac tissues

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Although circulating levels of sexual hormones in elderly men and women are low and quite similar, the adaptation of the elderly heart to stress differs between the sexes. We have hypothesized that the effects of sexual hormones in t...

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Main Authors: Kararigas Georgios, Becher Eva, Mahmoodzadeh Shokoufeh, Knosalla Christoph, Hetzer Roland, Regitz-Zagrosek Vera
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2010-11-01
Series:Biology of Sex Differences
Online Access:http://www.bsd-journal.com/content/1/1/2