Commentary why the study of the effects of biological sex is important

Annali dell'Istituto Superiore di Sanita

Volumn 52, Issue 2, 2016, Pages 149-150

  Kararigas, Georgios ^a,b   Seeland, Ute ^a,b   De Arellano, Maria Luisa Barcena ^a,b   Dworatzek, Elke ^a,b   Regitz Zagroseki, Vera ^a,b  

^a CHARITÉ UNIVERSITÄTSMEDIZIN BERLIN   (Germany)

^b DZHK GERMAN CENTRE FOR CARDIOVASCULAR RESEARCH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Biological sex; Pathophysiology; Preclinical and clinical research; Treatment

Indexed keywords

DISEASES; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PERSONALIZED MEDICINE; SEX DIFFERENCE; SEXUAL DEVELOPMENT;

DISEASE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PRECISION MEDICINE; SEX CHARACTERISTICS; SEX FACTORS;

EID: 84979905221     PISSN: 00212571     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4415/ANN_16_02_03     Document Type: Article

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