Gender differences of gene expression profiles in brain cardiovascular centers of SHRs [nucleus of solitarii tract]
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ABSTRACT: Arterial pressure (AP) is lower in pre-menopausal women than in men of similar age. Pre-menopausal women exhibit a lower sympathetic outflow and a greater baroreceptor reflex, however molecular mechanisms for the gender differences of AP regulation are still not well understood. Since the nucleus tractus solitarius (NTS), a pivotal region of the medulla oblongata for regulating the set-point of AP, is strongly associated with the AP level, we hypothesized that a different neuronal functions at the level of NTS between men and women could contribute to the gender difference in cardiovascular homeostasis. Since females Spontaneous Hypertensive Rats (SHRs) clearly exhibit lower AP levels than their male counterparts at similar age, we investigated whether the NTS of SHRs exhibit gender differences in gene expression by using microarray technique.
ORGANISM(S): Rattus norvegicus
PROVIDER: GSE100189 | GEO | 2018/01/30
SECONDARY ACCESSION(S): PRJNA390974
REPOSITORIES: GEO
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