Exogenous testosterone treatment decreases diaphragm neuromuscular transmission failure in male rats

Journal of Applied Physiology

Volumn 90, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 850-856

  Blanco, Cesar E ^a   Zhan, Wen Zhi ^b   Fang, Yun Hua ^b   Sieck, Gary C ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b DEPARTMENT OF UROLOGY   (United States)

^c MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

Author keywords

Anabolic androgenic steroids; Contractile properties; Fatigue

Indexed keywords

CHOLINE ACETYLTRANSFERASE; TESTOSTERONE;

ACETYLCHOLINE RELEASE; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAPHRAGM MUSCLE; DRUG EFFECT; ENZYME ACTIVITY; MOTONEURON; MUSCLE FATIGUE; MUSCLE FUNCTION; MUSCLE ISOMETRIC CONTRACTION; NERVE STIMULATION; NEUROMUSCULAR TRANSMISSION; NEUROTRANSMITTER RELEASE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION;

EID: 0035106272     PISSN: 87507587     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/jappl.2001.90.3.850     Document Type: Article

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