Integrative Biology of Women’s Health

1. Influence of Ovarian Hormones on Skeletal Muscle Contractility
Dawn A. Lowe, Sarah M. Greising

2. Novel Findings in Bone Biology: Impact on Bone Health for Women
Susan A. Bloomfield, Corinne E. Metzger

3. Estrogen Effects on Skeletal Muscle
Marybeth Brown

4. The Contribution of Ovarian Hormones to the Cellular Regulation of Lipid Metabolism
Espen E. Spangenburg, Kathryn C. Jackson

5. The Role of Estrogens in the Regulation of Peripheral Glucose Dynamics
Paige C. Geiger, Anisha A. Gupte

6. The Impact of Estrogen Receptor α Expression in the Pathogenesis of the Metabolic Syndrome
Andrea L. Hevener, Brian G. Drew

7. Metabolic Health in the Aging Female: Human Perspective
Alice S. Ryan

8. Transitions Across a Lifetime: Unique Cardiovascular Physiology of Women and Relationship to Cardiovascular Disease Risk
Juliana M. Kling, Virginia M. Miller, Sharon L. Mulvagh

9. Estrogen, Cardiac Protection and Aging
Anne A. Knowlton

10. Diet and Exercise Are Potent Modulators of Cardiovascular Disease in Women
Kristen K. B. Barthel, Pamela A. Harvey, Leslie A. Leinwand

Keywords: Biomedicine, Human Physiology, Cell Biology, Endocrinology, Receptors, Cardiology, Developmental Biology