Vanderbilt University Medical Center: Sex-Specific Regulation Of Kidney Signals
March 03, 2023
March 03, 2023
NASHVILLE, Tennessee, March 3 (TNSjou) -- Vanderbilt University Medical Center issued the following news:
Before menopause, women have decreased risk of developing cardiovascular diseases, such as hypertension, compared to men. This sex-specific protection has been largely attributed to estrogens, although the mechanisms remain a topic of investigation.
The kidney maintains blood pressure in part by controlling urine sodium excretion via the renal endothelin-1 (ET-1) s . . .
Before menopause, women have decreased risk of developing cardiovascular diseases, such as hypertension, compared to men. This sex-specific protection has been largely attributed to estrogens, although the mechanisms remain a topic of investigation.
The kidney maintains blood pressure in part by controlling urine sodium excretion via the renal endothelin-1 (ET-1) s . . .