Testosterone modulates cardiac contraction and calcium homeostasis: Cellular and molecular mechanisms

Biology of Sex Differences

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 2015, Pages

  Ayaz, Omar ^a   Howlett, Susan Ellen ^a,b  

^a DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Aging; Excitation contraction coupling; Gonadectomy; Orchiectomy

Indexed keywords

EID: 84928576438     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20426410     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/s13293-015-0027-9     Document Type: Review

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