Full Description
Sex and Gender Differences in Cardiovascular-Renal-Metabolic Physiology and Pathophysiology: Sex, Gender and Function, the latest release in the Fundamentals of Physiology series, provides a fundamental overview on sex and gender differences in all aspects of physiology. The book shares information on sex and gender differences in a variety of topics in a single comprehensive volume. This book, published in association with the International Union of Physiological Sciences acts as a primer of information scientists can build upon with their own research in sex and gender-based research.
Contents
1. Sex differences in cardiovascular, renal, metabolic responses to androgens
2. Long-term cardiovascular adaptations in women and her offspring following a pregnancy complicated by preeclampsia: insight from clinical and experimental studies
3. Cardiovascular Consequences in Offspring of Women With Polycystic Ovary Syndrome. Does Sex Matter?
4. Sex differences in mechanisms of salt sensitivity of blood pressure
5. Dietary sodium, mineralocorticoid receptor and sex differences in endothelial function
6. Sex differences in the cardiometabolic consequences of maternal weight loss in the offspring.
7. Sex differences in relaxin responses in adult and aging
8. Role of sex hormones in heart pathophysiology
9. Cardiovascular consequences of androgen gender affirming therapy in transmasculine individuals
10. Sex differences in Stroke
11. Cardiovascular disease in menopause.
12. Androgens and acid-base metabolism.
13. Sex differences in hypertension
14. Impact of androgens on cardiovascular risk in women with polycystic ovary syndrome and transgender men
