Effects of acute changes in oestrogen on muscle function of the first dorsal interosseus muscle in humans

Journal of Physiology

Volumn 500, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 265-270

  Greeves, J P ^a   Cable, N T ^a   Luckas, M J M ^b   Reilly, T ^a   Biljan, M M ^b  

^a LIVERPOOL JOHN MOORES UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b LIVERPOOL WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ESTROGEN; GONADORELIN; GONADORELIN RECEPTOR; GONADOTROPIN; PROGESTERONE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BACK MUSCLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ESTROGEN SYNTHESIS; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; HORMONAL REGULATION; HUMAN; MUSCLE FATIGUE; MUSCLE STRENGTH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECEPTOR DOWN REGULATION;

EID: 0030898551     PISSN: 00223751     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1113/jphysiol.1997.sp022016     Document Type: Article

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