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Respiratory Effects of Gonadal Hormones

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Most knowledge of respiratory changes due to hormones has been gained from studies which were made years ago. Even that knowledge is limited and incomplete. In fact, modem models of the control of respiration do not include or consider the role of hormones (1, 2).

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Lyons, H.A. (1969). Respiratory Effects of Gonadal Hormones. In: Salhanick, H.A., Kipnis, D.M., Wiele, R.L.V. (eds) Metabolic Effects of Gonadal Hormones and Contraceptive Steroids. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4684-1782-1_28

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