Systems biology asks new questions about sex differences

Trends in Endocrinology and Metabolism

Volumn 20, Issue 10, 2009, Pages 471-476

  Arnold, Arthur P ^a   van Nas, Atila ^b   Lusis, Aldons J ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

SEX HORMONE;

ARTICLE; CHROMOSOME ANALYSIS; DISEASE COURSE; GENDER BIAS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENE INTERACTION; GENE REGULATORY NETWORK; GENETIC ORGANIZATION; GENETIC SUSCEPTIBILITY; GENOME ANALYSIS; GONADECTOMY; HORMONE SUBSTITUTION; HUMAN; MICROARRAY ANALYSIS; NONHUMAN; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE TRAIT LOCUS; SEX DIFFERENCE; SPECIES COMPARISON; SYSTEMS BIOLOGY; TISSUE SPECIFICITY; X CHROMOSOME LINKAGE; Y CHROMOSOME LINKAGE;

ANIMALS; FEMALE; GENE REGULATORY NETWORKS; HUMANS; MALE; SEX CHARACTERISTICS; SYSTEMS BIOLOGY;

EID: 71849108559     PISSN: 10432760     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tem.2009.06.007     Document Type: Article

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