title: Preclinical studies of sex differences: a clinical perspective.
abstract: The new policy from the National Institutes of Health to encourage grant applicants to consider studying both females and males in preclinical biological experiments has been met with support and opposition. Here, we will discuss implications of preclinical studies of sex differences on clinical research.
authors.affiliation: Jack H. Skirball Chair in MS Research, Multiple Sclerosis Program, Department of Neurology, UCLA School of Medicine, Neuroscience Research Building 1, Room 475, 635 Charles E. Young Drive South, Los Angeles, CA 90024 USA.
authors.forename: Rhonda
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Voskuhl
keywords: National Institutes of Health; Sex differences; Translational research