Reporting of sex as a variable in cardiovascular studies using cultured cells

Biology of Sex Differences

Volumn 2, Issue 1, 2011, Pages

  Taylor, K Efua ^a   Vallejo Giraldo, Catalina ^a   Schaible, Niccole S ^a   Zakeri, Rosita ^b   Miller, Virginia M ^a,b  

^a MAYO GRADUATE SCHOOL   (United States)

^b MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

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EID: 84860512241     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20426410     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/2042-6410-2-11     Document Type: Article

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