Gender differences in microcirculation: Observation using the hamster cheek pouch

Gender differences in microcirculation: Observation using the hamster cheek pouch

OBJECTIVES: Estrogen has been shown to play an important protective role in non-reproductive systems, such as the cardiovascular system. Our aim was to observe gender differences in vivo with regard to the increase in macromolecular permeability and leukocyte-endothelium interaction induced by ische...

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Main Authors: Diogo Guarnieri Panazzolo, Lucia Henriques Alves da Silva, Fatima Zely Garcia de Almeida Cyrino, Fernando Lencastre Sicuro, Luiz Guilherme Kraemer-Aguiar, Eliete Bouskela
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Faculdade de Medicina / USP 2013-12-01
Series:Clinics
Subjects:
Gender Differences
Microcirculation
Hamster Cheek Pouch
Microvascular Reactivity
Macromolecular Permeability
Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1807-59322013001201537&lng=en&tlng=en

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