Do interpersonal stressors predict ghrelin and leptin levels in women?
These data suggest that ghrelin and leptin may link daily interpersonal stressors to weight gain and obesity.
Removal of female sex hormones increases the severity of T/HS-induced RBC changes, indicating that female sex hormones protect against RBC damage. In contrast, male sex hormones do not appear to modulate T/HS RBC dysfunction.