Hypogonadal hypertension in male Sprague-Dawley rats is renin-angiotensin system-dependent: role of endogenous androgens
Abstract Background Acutely, testosterone (TES) and other androgens are efficacious vasodilators, both in vitro and in vivo; however, their long-term effects on arterial blood pressure (BP) remain unclear. It was hypothesized that endogenous androgens exert long-term anti-hypertensive effects on sys...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BMC
2020-08-01
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Series: | Biology of Sex Differences |
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Online Access: | http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13293-020-00324-5 |