Gender Differences in Endothelial Function in Aortas From Type 2 Diabetic Model Mice

• Main Authors: Yasuhiro Takenouchi (Author), Tsuneo Kobayashi (Author), Kumiko Taguchi (Author), Takayuki Matsumoto (Author), Katsuo Kamata (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Elsevier, 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Type 2 diabetes mellitus is associated with high mortality and morbidity, mainly due to coronary artery disease and atherosclerosis, although female gender is a protective factor in the development of, for example, atherosclerosis and hypertension. Our main aim was to investigate gender differences...