2022
Correlations between salivary- and blood-derived gonadal hormone assessments and implications for inclusion of female participants in research studies
Huang T, Howse F, Stachenfeld N, Usselman C. Correlations between salivary- and blood-derived gonadal hormone assessments and implications for inclusion of female participants in research studies. AJP Heart And Circulatory Physiology 2022, 324: h33-h46. PMID: 36426884, DOI: 10.1152/ajpheart.00399.2022.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMenstrual cycleGonadal hormonesFemale participantsVenous blood samplesGonadal hormone fluctuationsPrimary gonadalVascular functionBlood concentrationsCardiovascular diseaseHormone assessmentSerial measurementsHormone fluctuationsHormone monitoringBlood samplesStudy designGold standard measurementHuman physiology researchHormoneInclusion of femalesSalivaryResearch studiesCardiovascular researchersParticipantsFemales
2010
Greater Orthostatic Tolerance in Young Black Compared With White Women
Hinds K, Stachenfeld NS. Greater Orthostatic Tolerance in Young Black Compared With White Women. Hypertension 2010, 56: 75-81. PMID: 20458005, PMCID: PMC2909588, DOI: 10.1161/hypertensionaha.110.150011.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLower body negative pressureBody negative pressureOrthostatic toleranceWhite womenHeart rateGreater sympathetic nervous system responseR intervalSympathetic nervous system responsesPlasma renin activityPlasma catecholamine concentrationsSerum aldosterone concentrationNervous system responsesNegative pressureBlack womenCumulative stress indexWoman underwentRenin activityAldosterone concentrationBaroreflex functionBlood pressureCatecholamine concentrationsOrthostatic challengePlasma concentrationsHealthy blacksBlood samplesGreater orthostatic tolerance in young black compared to white women
Hinds K, Stachenfeld N. Greater orthostatic tolerance in young black compared to white women. The FASEB Journal 2010, 24: 977.9-977.9. DOI: 10.1096/fasebj.24.1_supplement.977.9.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchLower body negative pressureOrthostatic toleranceWhite womenCumulative stress indexHeart rateLevels of LBNPR intervalPlasma renin activitySympathetic nervous systemSerum aldosterone concentrationBody negative pressureRenin activityAldosterone concentrationBaroreflex functionBlood pressurePlasma catecholaminesOrthostatic stressHealthy blacksBlood samplesNervous systemWomenPresyncopeBaselineYoung blacksBW