Samantha Rowland

@samantha-n-rowland.bsky.social, Heaney, Bailey (@lborouniversity.bsky.social), Da Boit (@dmu.ac.uk) and Tan (@pepperdine.bsky.social) look to determine whether the concentrations of 17β-estradiol and progesterone differed between plasma and serum in young active females.

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🚨Funded PhD opportunity at Loughborough University - starting October 2025!

🔓Exploring iron status and supplementation in athletic individuals.

✨Supervisory team: myself, Lewis James and Lettie Bishop.

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In this episode, we dive into one of the most overlooked yet essential topics in women’s sport: breast health and the science of sports bras #ExpertsinSport

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Comparing 17β‐estradiol and progesterone concentrations in young, physically active females: Insights from plasma versus serum analysis Serum measurements of 17β-estradiol and progesterone are widely used to verify menstrual cycle status and confirm contraceptive use, often through commercially available immunoassay kits. However, no...

🚨New 📄 in Experimental Physiology🚨

🩸Blood collection tubes matter!

📊 17β-estradiol & progesterone concn were higher in EDTA plasma vs. serum.

⚠️Researchers should adjust for higher plasma levels to ensure appropriate classification of menstrual cycle status.

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Inter-individual differences in the blood pressure lowering effects of dietary nitrate: A randomised double-blind placebo-controlled replicate crossover trial Purpose Dietary nitrate supplementation increases nitric oxide (NO) bioavailability and reduces blood pressure (BP). Inter-individual differences in these responses are suspected but have not been inv...

It was a pleasure to work with co-authors on this paper, "Inter-individual differences in the blood pressure lowering effects of dietary nitrate: A randomised double-blind placebo-controlled replicate crossover trial" Just accepted for Eur J Nutr. Preprint here: www.medrxiv.org/content/10.1...

Delighted to see our opinion paper ‘Gut Feelings on Short-Chain Fatty Acids to Regulate Respiratory Health’ published in Trends in Endocrinology and Metabolism.

We highlight the potential of SCFAs to reduce the incidence/severity of viral infections in humans 🤧

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