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Obesity: sex and sympathetics

Obesity increases sympathetic nerve activity (SNA) in men, but not women. Here, we review current evidence suggesting that sexually dimorphic sympathoexcitatory responses to leptin and insulin may contribute. More specifically, while insulin increases SNA similarly in lean males and females, this re...

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Autores principales: Shi, Zhigang, Wong, Jennifer, Brooks, Virginia L.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2020
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7065372/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32160920
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13293-020-00286-8

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