Effect of menstrual cycle phase on the concentration of bioavailable 17-β oestradiol and testosterone and muscle strength

Clinical Science

Volumn 105, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 663-669

  Elliott, K J ^a   Cable, N T ^b   Reilly, T ^b   Diver, M J ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRIGHTON   (United Kingdom)

^b LIVERPOOL JOHN MOORES UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

17 oestradiol; First dorsal muscle; Maximum voluntary isometric force; Menstrual cycle; Muscle strength; Testosterone

Indexed keywords

ESTRADIOL; PROGESTERONE; TESTOSTERONE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BIOAVAILABILITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION FUNCTION; ESTRADIOL BLOOD LEVEL; FEMALE; FOLLICULAR PHASE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; LUTEAL PHASE; MENSTRUAL CYCLE; MUSCLE ISOMETRIC CONTRACTION; MUSCLE STRENGTH; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGESTERONE BLOOD LEVEL; TESTOSTERONE BLOOD LEVEL;

ADULT; BIOLOGICAL AVAILABILITY; ESTRADIOL; FEMALE; HAND STRENGTH; HUMANS; ISOMETRIC CONTRACTION; MENSTRUAL CYCLE; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; PROGESTERONE; TESTOSTERONE;

EID: 0346847603     PISSN: 01435221     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1042/CS20020360     Document Type: Article

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