| Literature DB >> 6766222 |
H C McGill, V C Anselmo, J M Buchanan, P J Sheridan.
Abstract
Autoradiographic and biochemical analyses of the hearts of female rhesus monkeys and baboons indicate that atrial and ventricular myocardial cells contain androgen receptors. Although the specific effects of nuclear uptake and retention of androgen on the function of heart muscle cells are not known, the presence of this receptor suggests that sex steroid hormones may affect myocardial function directly and may explain some of the peculiar differences in heart disease between men and women.Entities:
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Year: 1980 PMID: 6766222 DOI: 10.1126/science.6766222
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Science ISSN: 0036-8075 Impact factor: 47.728