Myosin heavy chain mRNA and protein distribution in immobilized rat skeletal muscle are not affected by testosterone status

Acta Physiologica Scandinavica

Volumn 169, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 277-282

  Harjola, ^a   Jankala ^a   Harkonen ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

Author keywords

Androgens; Castration; Disuse; Gastrocnemius; Hypogonadism; Number of MHC mRNA molecules; Quantitative reverse transcriptase polymerase chain reaction; SDS PAGE

Indexed keywords

CORTICOSTERONE; MESSENGER RNA; MUSCLE PROTEIN; MYOSIN HEAVY CHAIN; TESTOSTERONE;

ADOLESCENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CASTRATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORTICOSTERONE BLOOD LEVEL; GASTROCNEMIUS MUSCLE; HORMONAL THERAPY; HYPOGONADISM; IMMOBILIZATION; MALE; MUSCLE ATROPHY; MUSCLE MASS; NONHUMAN; POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; RAT; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SKELETAL MUSCLE; TESTOSTERONE BLOOD LEVEL;

ANIMALS; BODY WEIGHT; CORTICOSTERONE; IMMOBILIZATION; MALE; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; MUSCULAR ATROPHY; MYOSIN HEAVY CHAINS; ORCHIECTOMY; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; RNA, MESSENGER; TESTOSTERONE;

EID: 0033818440     PISSN: 00016772     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-201X.2000.00739.x     Document Type: Article

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