ReviewRespiratory physiology & neurobiology2008
Sex steroidal hormones and respiratory control.
Review in Respiratory physiology & neurobiology, 2008. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 97 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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97 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 202 citations in OpenAlex.
- Gender Differences in the Context of Obstructive Sleep Apnea and Metabolic Diseases.Frontiers in physiology · 2021Pooled it
- Sex Differences in Exercise-Induced Bronchoconstriction in Athletes: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2020Pooled it
- Sex differences in the sympathetic neurocirculatory responses to chemoreflex activation.The Journal of physiology · 2022Trial
- Periodic breathing in healthy young adults in normobaric hypoxia equivalent to 3500 m, 4500 m, and 5500 m altitude.Sleep & breathing = Schlaf & Atmung · 2019Trial
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- Ventilatory drive modulates the temporal evolution of multidimensional dyspnoea during constant-load exercise in healthy adults.European journal of applied physiology · 2026Article
- Circadian clock protein Bmal1 regulates respiratory motor plasticity in male rats.Function (Oxford, England) · 2026Article
- Hormonal status and reproductive life-course states as modulators of women's physiological responses to acute and chronic hypoxia: insights, challenges, and perspectives.Biology of sex differences · 2026Review
- Cardiometabolic Risk Factors in Women Exposed to High Altitude.International journal of molecular sciences · 2026Review
- Higher whole-body and exogenous postprandial glucose oxidation in the luteal versus follicular phase in healthy females.Physiological reports · 2026Article
- Sex Differences in the Effects of Etonogestrel on Respiratory Recovery in an In Vivo Rat Model of Central Chemoreflex Impairment.Acta physiologica (Oxford, England) · 2026Article
- Sex differences in loop gain measured via superimposed end-expiratory breath holds and inspired steady-state hypoxia.Experimental physiology · 2026Article
- Decoding menstrual health across the lifespan: a scoping review of digital health tools in research.medRxiv : the preprint server for health sciences · 2026Article
- Menstrual Health in Servicewomen: The Menstrual Cycle, Menstrual Disturbances, and Occupational Consequences.Sports medicine - open · 2026Review
- Diurnal cycle and acute intermittent hypoxia protocol interact to regulate ventilatory long-term facilitation in unanesthetized rats.Journal of applied physiology (Bethesda, Md. : 1985) · 2026Article
- Decoding menstrual health across the lifespan: a scoping review of digital health tools in research.npj women's health · 2026Article
- The Influence of Menstrual Cycle Phase on the Physiological and Perceptual Responses to Low-Intensity Continuous and High-Intensity Interval Sessions in Endurance Trained Women: The FENDURA Project.European journal of sport science · 2026Article
- Sex, hormones, and lung health.Physiological reviews · 2026Review
- Impact of menopause on responses to hypoxia and incidence of acute mountain sickness.European journal of applied physiology · 2025Article
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37 more citing papers are in PubMed but not listed here.
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Abstract
There is a growing public awareness that sex hormones can have an impact on a variety of physiological processes. Yet, despite almost a century of research, we still do not have a clear picture as to the effects of sex hormones on the regulation of breathing. Considerable data has accumulated showing that estrogen, progesterone and testosterone can influence respiratory function in animals and humans. Several disorders of breathing such as obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) and sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS) show clear sex differences in their prevalence, lending weight to the importance of sex hormones in respiratory control. This review focuses on questions such as: how early do sex hormones influence breathing? Which is the most effective? Where do sex hormones exert their effects? What mechanisms are involved? Are there age-associated changes? A clearer understanding of how sex hormones influence the control of breathing could enable sex- and age-specific therapeutic interventions for diseases of the respiratory control system.
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