Endocrine Abstracts

Objective: The role of sex in pulmonary hypertension (PAH) is not fully known. The majority of animal studies have suggested a protective role of female sex hormone in PAH. But women of various ages are more subjected to PAH compared with male. The aim of current research was to test the hypothesis that the level of oxygen in the inspired air can influence on the effect of estradiol on the development of experimental PAH in female rats.Methods and design...