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Riazi S, Madala-Halagappa VK, Dantas AP, Hu X, Ecelbarger CA

Sex differences in renal nitric oxide synthase, NAD(P)H oxidase, and blood pressure in obese Zucker rats.

Gend Med. 2007 Sep;4(3):214-29, PMID: 18022589

By increasing renal oxidative stress, obesity may alter the protective effect of female sex on blood pressure (BP).