Jody L. Greaney

Gender Minority Stress, Testosterone, and Blood Pressure Responses to Stress in Transgender and Nonbinary Adults

Trans and nonbinary adults assigned female at birth (TNBF) are at elevated cardiovascular risk, an effect proposed to occur secondary to testosterone use. However, gender minority (GM) stress may also contribute to cardiovascular risk. Therefore, we examined the relative associat...

Methods for analyzing acetylcholine-induced vasodilation in human skin

Intradermal microdialysis, combined with laser‑Doppler flowmetry and local heating, is commonly used to investigate mechanisms of endothelial function and dysfunction in the cutaneous microcirculation. Local perfusion of acetylcholine (ACh), with and without N G ‑nitro‑L‑arginine...