Expression of oestrogen receptor α and β is higher in skeletal muscle of highly endurance-trained than of moderately active men

Acta Physiologica Scandinavica

Volumn 184, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 105-112

  Wiik, A ^a,b   Gustafsson, T ^a   Esbjornsson M ^a   Johansson, O ^a   Ekman, M ^a   Sundberg, C J ^a   Jansson, E ^a  

^a KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^b KAROLINSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Capillarization; Gene expression; Immunohistochemistry; Oxidative capacity; Physical exercise; Vascular endothelial growth factor

Indexed keywords

ANGIOGENIC FACTOR; ESTROGEN; ESTROGEN RECEPTOR ALPHA; ESTROGEN RECEPTOR BETA; MESSENGER RNA; VASCULOTROPIN;

ADAPTATION; ADULT; ANGIOGENESIS; ARTICLE; CLONE; ENDURANCE; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE TARGETING; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; HUMAN TISSUE; MALE; MUSCLE BIOPSY; NORMAL HUMAN; OXIDATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKELETAL MUSCLE; TRAINING; VASTUS LATERALIS MUSCLE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ESTROGEN RECEPTOR ALPHA; ESTROGEN RECEPTOR BETA; EXERCISE; GENE EXPRESSION; HUMANS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; MUSCLE FIBERS; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; OXIDATION-REDUCTION; PHYSICAL ENDURANCE; RECEPTORS, ESTROGEN; RNA, MESSENGER; VASCULAR ENDOTHELIAL GROWTH FACTORS;

EID: 20144370690     PISSN: 00016772     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-201X.2005.01433.x     Document Type: Article

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