... reasons, including contribution of sex hormones and sex-specific risk factors are discussed in this review. There is a growing body of evidence that sex hormones play an important role in the regulation of cardiovascular function. While estrogens are generally considered to be cardioprotective...

...Nuria TEJERA; Gloria BALFAGÓN; Jesús MARÍN; Mercedes FERRER The aim of this study was to determine the possible influence of sex hormones on the contractile responses induced by clonidine, an agonist of α 2 -adrenoceptors, as well as the endothelial modulation of these responses. For this purpose...

... the normal menstrual cycle despite evidently changing ovarian hormone levels. 4. We conclude that the menstrual cycle does not influence the arterial wall properties of either the elastic common carotid artery or the muscular common femoral artery. compliance distensibility menstrual cycle sex hormones...

... flow inulin clearance menstrual cycle physiology para-aminohippurate clearance sex hormones skin microcirculation vascular tone Clinical Science (1996) 91, 163-168 (Printed in Great Britain) I63 Peripheral haemodynamics and renal function in relation to the menstrual cycle E. VAN BEEK, A. J. H...

... of sex hormones to these differences, we studied skin and forearm blood flow during the natural changes in hormone levels which occur during the menstrual cycle. 2. Thirty-one healthy female volunteers were studied. The effect of a standardized finger cooling test (immersion of a gloved hand in a 16°C...

...M. Jawed Iqbal; Maureen Dalton; Robert S. Sawers 1. The percentage binding of testosterone (T) and oestradiol (E 2 ) to sex hormone binding globulin (SHBG) and human serum albumin (HSA) was determined over a range of SHBG concentrations of 16–250 nmol of dihydrotestosterone (DHT) bound/l...

... 24 9 1981 © 1982 The Biochemical Society and the Medical Research Society 1982 calcium osteoporosis sex hormones Clinical Science (1982) 62,221-226 22 1 . Calcium balance in osteoporotic patients on long-term oral calcium therapy with and without sex hormones N . C . T H A L A S S...

... of the potential importance in relation to coronary heart disease prevention, further studies are needed to try and understand the mechanisms of the associations between HDL cholesterol and obesity, alcohol intake and thyroid and sex hormone levels. 30 3 1981 19 5 1981 © 1981 The Biochemical...