Changes in maximal voluntary force of human adductor pollicis muscle during the menstrual cycle

Journal of Physiology

Volumn 496, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 551-557

  Phillips, S K ^a   Sanderson, A G ^a   Birch, K ^b   Bruce, S A ^a   Woledge, R C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b LIVERPOOL JOHN MOORES UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ESTRADIOL; ESTROGEN; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; ORAL CONTRACEPTIVE AGENT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ATHLETE; BASAL BODY TEMPERATURE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ESTRADIOL BLOOD LEVEL; FEMALE; FOLLICULAR PHASE; HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; LUTEINIZING HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL; MENSTRUAL CYCLE; MUSCLE FORCE; MUSCLE TRAINING; NORMAL HUMAN; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; OVULATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0029830230     PISSN: 00223751     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1113/jphysiol.1996.sp021706     Document Type: Article

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