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.- Discusses how sex contributes to human cardiovascular/renal/metabolic disease (i.e., sex steroids, chromosomes, genes)- Provides hot topics in sex/gender research- Written by global leaders in their field of expertise
Table of Contents
1. Sex differences in cardiovascular, renal, metabolic responses to androgens2. Long-term cardiovascular adaptations in women and her offspring following a pregnancy complicated by preeclampsia: insight from clinical and experimental studies3. Cardiovascular Consequences in Offspring of Women With Polycystic Ovary Syndrome. Does Sex Matter?4. Sex differences in mechanisms of salt sensitivity of blood pressure5. Dietary sodium, mineralocorticoid receptor and sex differences in endothelial function6. Sex differences in the cardiometabolic consequences of maternal weight loss in the offspring.7. Sex differences in relaxin responses in adult and aging8. Role of sex hormones in heart pathophysiology9. Cardiovascular consequences of androgen gender affirming therapy in transmasculine individuals10. Sex differences in Stroke11. Cardiovascular disease in menopause.12. Androgens and acid-base metabolism.13. Sex differences in hypertension14. Impact of androgens on cardiovascular risk in women with polycystic ovary syndrome and transgender men
