Experiments in rats have shown that ovarian steroids can influence breathing by decreasing dopaminergic inhibitory activity in the carotid bodies, suggesting sex hormones act directly on the peripheral chemoreflex.

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  Sex differences in cardiorespiratory control under hypoxia - Frontiers

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• breathing concept
• sex hormones concept