16S rRNA expression

Female sex increases 16S rRNA expression in rats (four times higher).

“16S rRNA expression, which decreases significantly with aging, is four times higher in mitochondria from females than in those from males”

Animalsmitochondriafemales

Mitochondria from females exhibit higher antioxidant gene expression and lower oxidative damage than males

Free radical biology & medicine·1 Mar 2003