Obese-insulin resistance accelerates and aggravates cardiometabolic disorders and cardiac mitochondrial dysfunction in estrogen-deprived female rats

• Main Authors: Sivasinprasasn S., Sa-nguanmoo P., Pratchayasakul W., Kumfu S., Chattipakorn S., Chattipakorn N.
• Format: Article
• Published: Springer Netherlands 2015
• Subjects: Geriatrics and Gerontology; Aging
• Online Access: http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?partnerID=HzOxMe3b&scp=84925263221&origin=inward; http://cmuir.cmu.ac.th/handle/6653943832/38438
• Institution: Chiang Mai University

© 2015, American Aging Association. Women have a lower incidence of cardiovascular diseases (CVD) than men at a similar age but have an increased incidence of CVD and metabolic syndrome after menopause, indicating the possible protective effects of estrogen on cardiometabolic function. Although obes...