Gender-specific Differences in Expression mRNAs for Functional and Structural Proteins in Rat Ventricular Myocardium
Rosenkranz-Weiss P, Tomek R, Mathew J, Eghbali M. Gender-specific Differences in Expression mRNAs for Functional and Structural Proteins in Rat Ventricular Myocardium. Journal Of Molecular And Cellular Cardiology 1994, 26: 261-270. PMID: 8006987, DOI: 10.1006/jmcc.1994.1029.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGene expressionMale rat heartsSex-related differencesAbundance of mRNAFemale heartsCytoskeletal actinRat heartCardiac fibroblastsFemale ratsDifferential gene expressionMale heartsMRNA levelsDNA synthesisExpression of genesAdult male rat heartsAge-matched male ratsCollagen type INewborn female ratsBeta-myosin heavy chainCultured cardiac fibroblastsFemale rat heartsRat ventricular myocardiumFunctional proteinsPost-pubertal periodSignificant sex-related differences