The effect of androgen status on skeletal muscle myosin heavy chain mRNA and protein levels in rats recovering from immobolization

European Journal of Applied Physiology

Volumn 83, Issue 4-5, 2000, Pages 427-433

  Harjola, V P ^a   Jankala H ^a   Harkonen M ^a  

^a HELSINKI UNIVERSITY CENTRAL HOSPITAL   (Finland)

Author keywords

Gonadectomy; Immobilization; Myosin heavy chain; Remobilization; Testosterone

Indexed keywords

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

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CASTRATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORTICOSTERONE BLOOD LEVEL; GASTROCNEMIUS MUSCLE; GONADECTOMY; HINDLIMB; HORMONE ACTION; HYPOGONADISM; IMMOBILIZATION; MALE; MUSCLE MASS; NONHUMAN; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN CONTENT; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; RAT; SKELETAL MUSCLE; TESTOSTERONE BLOOD LEVEL;

ANDROGENS; ANIMALS; BODY WEIGHT; CORTICOSTERONE; HINDLIMB SUSPENSION; MALE; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; MUSCULAR ATROPHY; MYOSIN HEAVY CHAINS; ORCHIECTOMY; PROTEIN ISOFORMS; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; RNA, MESSENGER; TESTOSTERONE;

EID: 0034537487     PISSN: 14396319     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s004210000265     Document Type: Article

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