• Protective effect of female sex hormones against pulmonary hypertension in Bolivian high altitude natives 

      Sartori, Claudio; Allemann, Yves; Salinas Salmón, Carlos E; Turini, Pierre; Rodríguez, Armando; Hutter, Damián; Thalmann, Sébastien; Vargas, Enrique; Villena, Mercedes; Scherrer, Urs (High Altitude Medicine & Biology, 2003-02-19)
      There is abundant evidence that female sex hormones have protective effects in the systemic circulation in both animals and humans, but little is known regarding their role in the regulation of the pulmonary circulation. ...