Investigation of sexual dimorphism in the rabbit masseter muscle showing different effects of androgen deprivation in adult and young adult animals

Archives of Oral Biology

Volumn 45, Issue 8, 2000, Pages 683-690

  Eason, Jane M ^a   Schwartz, Gail ^b   Shirley, K A ^b   English, Arthur W ^b  

^a Louisiana Stt University Eye Center   (United States)

^b EMORY UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Androgens; Castration; Masticatory muscles; Myosin heavy chain isoforms; Sexual dimorphism

Indexed keywords

ANDROGEN; ISOPROTEIN; MYOSIN HEAVY CHAIN;

AGE; AGING; ANIMAL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CASTRATION; CLASSIFICATION; FEMALE; HORMONE ACTION; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; INNERVATION; MALE; MASSETER MUSCLE; MASTICATORY MUSCLE; MUSCLE CELL; NEUROMUSCULAR SYNAPSE; NONHUMAN; NUTRITIONAL DEFICIENCY; ORCHIECTOMY; PHENOTYPE; PHYSIOLOGY; RABBIT; SEX DIFFERENCE; SEXUAL DEVELOPMENT; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

AGE FACTORS; AGING; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANDROGENS; ANIMALS; FEMALE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; MASSETER MUSCLE; MUSCLE FIBERS; MYOSIN HEAVY CHAINS; NEUROMUSCULAR JUNCTION; ORCHIECTOMY; PHENOTYPE; PROTEIN ISOFORMS; RABBITS; SEX CHARACTERISTICS;

ANIMALIA; ORYCTOLAGUS CUNICULUS;

EID: 0033931277     PISSN: 00039969     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0003-9969(00)00030-3     Document Type: Article

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