Sex Differences in Physiology

✍ Scribed by Gretchen Neigh, Megan Mitzelfelt

Publisher: Academic Press
Year: 2016
Tongue: English
Leaves: 224
Edition: 1
Category: Library

No coin nor oath required. For personal study only.

✦ Synopsis

Sex Differences in Physiology is an all-encompassing reference that details basic science research into sex differences in all physiological fields. It includes scientific discoveries concerning sex differences in cardiovascular, respiratory, renal, gastrointestinal, and musculoskeletal physiology. In addition, coverage of the development, endocrinology, neurophysiology, immunity, and metabolism is included, making this important reference a resource that will meet the needs of investigators interested in incorporating sex differences into their research programs, while also providing clinicians with the basis for providing the best sex-based medical treatment options available.

Provides a sweeping, organ-by-organ review of currently observed sex differences in animal models and human disease
Explains how sex differences influence physiology and disease
Provides the critical knowledge on sex differences for better understanding of prevention and treatment of diseases

✦ Table of Contents

Content:
Front-matter,Copyright,List of ContributorsEntitled to full textChapter 1 - Introduction for Sex Differences in Physiology, Pages 1-3, Virginia M. Miller
Chapter 2 - Chromosomal and Endocrinological Origins of Sex, Pages 5-15, Craig Kinsley, Massimo Bardi, Gretchen N. Neigh, Kelly Lambert
Chapter 3 - Sex Differences in Neuroanatomy and Neurophysiology: Implications for Brain Function, Behavior, and Neurological Disease, Pages 17-44, Gretchen N. Neigh, Liana Merrill
Chapter 4 - Sex Hormone Receptor Expression in the Immune System, Pages 45-60, Iwona A. Buskiewicz, Sally A. Huber, DeLisa Fairweather
Chapter 5 - Sex and Gender Differences in Cardiovascular Disease, Pages 61-87, Leanne Groban, Sarah H. Lindsey, Hao Wang, Allan K. Alencar
Chapter 6 - Sex Differences in Pulmonary Anatomy and Physiology: Implications for Health and Disease, Pages 89-103, Venkatachalem Sathish, Y.S. Prakash
Chapter 7 - Sex Differences in Renal Physiology and Pathophysiology, Pages 105-124, Carolyn M. Ecelbarger
Chapter 8 - Sex Differences in Gastrointestinal Physiology and Diseases: From Endogenous Sex Hormones to Environmental Endocrine Disruptor Agents, Pages 125-143, Eric Houdeau
Chapter 9 - Sex and Gender Differences in Body Composition, Lipid Metabolism, and Glucose Regulation, Pages 145-165, Kelly Ethun
Chapter 10 - Sex Hormone Influenced Differences in Skeletal Muscle Responses to Aging and Exercise, Pages 167-180, Marybeth Brown, Peter Tiidus
Chapter 11 - Strategies and Approaches for Studying Sex Differences in Physiology, Pages 181-220, Margaret M. McCarthy
Index, Pages 221-226

✦ Subjects

Sex differences;Physiology;SCIENCE;Life Sciences;Anatomy & Physiology

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