Sex steroidal hormones and respiratory control

Respiratory Physiology and Neurobiology

Volumn 164, Issue 1-2, 2008, Pages 213-221

  Behan, Mary ^a   Wenninger, Julie M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

Author keywords

Breathing; Sex hormones; Steroids

Indexed keywords

ANDROGEN; ESTRADIOL; ESTROGEN; GESTAGEN; MEDROXYPROGESTERONE; PROGESTERONE; PROGESTERONE DERIVATIVE; PROGESTERONE RECEPTOR; PROMEGESTONE; TESTOSTERONE;

AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGING; ARTICLE; BRAIN STEM; BREATHING; CAROTID BODY CHEMORECEPTOR; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMBINATION CHEMOTHERAPY; DRUG EFFECT; HORMONAL REGULATION; HORMONE ACTION; HUMAN; MONOTHERAPY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATION CONTROL; SEROTONINERGIC NERVE CELL; SEX DIFFERENCE; SLEEP APNEA SYNDROME;

ANIMALS; GONADAL STEROID HORMONES; HUMANS; RESPIRATORY PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; RESPIRATORY SYSTEM; SEX CHARACTERISTICS;

EID: 53849104593     PISSN: 15699048     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.resp.2008.06.006     Document Type: Article

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