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Exploring the biological contributions to human health : does sex matter? / Committee on Understanding the Biology of Sex and Gender Differences ; Theresa M. Wizemann and Mary-Lou Pardue, editors.
Holman Biotech Commons QP81.5 .I56 2001
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Institute of Medicine (U.S.). Committee on Understanding the Biology of Sex and Gender Differences.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Sex differences.
- Sex factors in disease.
- Sex Factors.
- Molecular Biology.
- Health.
- Research Design--standards.
- Sex Characteristics.
- Medical Subjects:
- Sex Factors.
- Molecular Biology.
- Health.
- Research Design--standards.
- Sex Characteristics.
- Physical Description:
- xx, 267 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
- Other Title:
- Does sex matter?
- Place of Publication:
- Washington, D.C. : National Academy Press, [2001]
- Contents:
- Scope of the Report 14
- Sex Differences Beyond the Reproductive System 19
- Evolving Research Policy 21
- Organization of Report 26
- 2 Every Cell Has a Sex 28
- Sex and the Human Genome 29
- Basic Molecular Genetics: What Is the Potential for Differences Between the Sexes? 32
- Effects of Parental Imprinting on the Expression of Genetic Information 40
- Unexpected or Nonobvious Sex Differences 41
- Genetics as a Tool 42
- Findings and Recommendations 44
- 3 Sex Begins in the Womb 45
- Biology of Sex 46
- Early Development 50
- Puberty 62
- Adulthood 72
- Findings and Recommendations 77
- 4 Sex Affects Behavior and Perception 79
- Sex Differences in Behavior and Cognitive Abilities 79
- Effects of Hormones on Behavior and Cognition 89
- Sex Differences in Perception of Pain 105
- Animal Models of Cerebrovascular and Cardiovascular Diseases 112
- Findings and Recommendations 115
- 5 Sex Affects Health 117
- Sex Differences in Response to Therapeutic Agents: Diagnostic and Therapeutic Interventions 118
- Metabolism, Lifestyle, and Physical Performance 130
- Sex Differences in Autoimmune Conditions 142
- A Spectrum of Sex Differences Across a Disease: Coronary Heart Disease 158
- Findings and Recommendations 170
- 6 The Future of Research on Biological Sex Differences: Challenges and Opportunities 173
- Terminology 174
- Research Tools and Resources 176
- Interdisciplinary and Collaborative Research 181
- Non-Health-Related Implications of Research on Sex Differences in Health 183
- A Data Sources and Acknowledgments 229
- B Physiological and Pharmacological Differences Between the Sexes 233
- D Committee and Staff Biographies 243
- 3-1 Some Genes Involved in Human Sex Determination 53
- 3-2 Selected Examples of Variations in Sexual Differentiation 63.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (185-228) and index.
- ISBN:
- 0309072816
- OCLC:
- 46873005
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