Ablation of the androgen receptor from vascular smooth muscle cells demonstrates a role for testosterone in vascular calcification

Vascular calcification powerfully predicts mortality and morbidity from cardiovascular disease. Men have a greater risk of cardiovascular disease, compared to women of a similar age. These gender disparities suggest an influence of sex hormones. Testosterone is the primary and most well-recognised a...

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Autores principales: Zhu, Dongxing, Hadoke, Patrick W. F., Wu, Junxi, Vesey, Alex T., Lerman, Daniel. A., Dweck, Marc R., Newby, David E., Smith, Lee B., MacRae, Vicky E.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Nature Publishing Group 2016
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4837411/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27095121
http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/srep24807

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