Does oral contraceptive use affect maximum force production in women?

British Journal of Sports Medicine

Volumn 39, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 15-19

  Elliott, K J ^a   Cable, N T ^b   Reilly, T ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRIGHTON   (United Kingdom)

^b LIVERPOOL JOHN MOORES UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ESTRADIOL; ORAL CONTRACEPTIVE AGENT; PROGESTERONE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; DYNAMICS; FEMALE; FORCE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; ISOMETRIC EXERCISE; MENSTRUAL CYCLE; MUSCLE STRENGTH; NORMAL HUMAN;

ADULT; CONTRACEPTIVES, ORAL, COMBINED; DOWN-REGULATION; ENZYME-LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; ESTRADIOL; FEMALE; FOLLICULAR PHASE; HUMANS; LUTEAL PHASE; MENSTRUAL CYCLE; MUSCLE FATIGUE; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; PROGESTERONE;

EID: 12344261744     PISSN: 03063674     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bjsm.2003.009886     Document Type: Article

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