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Intramuscular sex steroid hormones are associated with skeletal muscle strength and power in women with different hormonal stat

Physical medicine and Rehabilitation
Author
Pöllänen, E. et al.
Used Parameters : FFM, BFM

Publication Year : 2015

Country : Finland

Journal : Aging Cell

Summary Estrogen (E 2)‐responsive peripheral tissues, such as skeletal muscle, may suffer from hormone deficiency after menopause potentially contributing to the aging of muscle. However, recently E 2 was shown to be synthesized by muscle and its systemic and intramuscular hormone levels are unequal. The objective of the study was to examine the association between intramuscular steroid hormones and muscle characteristics in premenopausal women (n= 8) and in postmenopausal monozygotic twin sister pairs (n= 16 …
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