| Literature DB >> 27508869 |
Eugenia Morselli1, Aaron P Frank2, Roberta S Santos3, Luciana A Fátima4, Biff F Palmer5, Deborah J Clegg6.
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In this Essay, we discuss the critical need to incorporate sex and gender in pre-clinical and clinical research to enhance our understanding of the mechanisms by which metabolic processes differ by sex and gender. This knowledge will allow for development of personalized medicine which will optimize therapies specific for individuals.Keywords: cardiovascular diseases; chromosome; estrogens; gender; obesity; sex; testosterone; type 2 diabetes
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Year: 2016 PMID: 27508869 DOI: 10.1016/j.cmet.2016.07.017
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Cell Metab ISSN: 1550-4131 Impact factor: 27.287