Suppression of testosterone does not blunt mRNA expression of myoD, myogenin, IGF, myostatin or androgen receptor post strength training in humans

Journal of Physiology

Volumn 578, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 579-593

  Kvorning, Thue ^a   Andersen, Marianne ^b   Brixen, Kim ^b   Schjerling, Peter ^c,d   Suetta, Charlotte ^e   Madsen, Klavs ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN DENMARK   (Denmark)

^b ODENSE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^c Rigshospitalet   (Denmark)

^d UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^e BISPEBJERG HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANDROGEN RECEPTOR; GOSERELIN; INSULIN LIKE GROWTH FACTOR IEA; INSULIN LIKE GROWTH FACTOR IEB; INSULIN LIKE GROWTH FACTOR IEC; MESSENGER RNA; MYOD PROTEIN; MYOGENIN; MYOSTATIN; PLACEBO; SOMATOMEDIN C; TESTOSTERONE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; GROWTH HORMONE; SEX HORMONE BINDING GLOBULIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DUAL ENERGY X RAY ABSORPTIOMETRY; GENE EXPRESSION; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; MUSCLE BIOPSY; MUSCLE HYPERTROPHY; MUSCLE MASS; MUSCLE STRENGTH; MUSCLE TRAINING; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; TESTOSTERONE BLOOD LEVEL; AR GENE; BLOOD SAMPLING; GENE; GENE CONTROL; HORMONE INHIBITION; HUMAN TISSUE; IGF GENE; IGF IEA GENE; IGF IEB GENE; IGF IEC GENE; ISOMETRIC STRENGTH; MUSCULOSKELETAL SYSTEM EXAMINATION; MYOD GENE; MYOGENIN GENE; MYOSTATIN GENE; RESISTANCE TRAINING; STRENGTH TEST;

ADULT; BLOTTING, NORTHERN; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; EXERCISE; GENE EXPRESSION; GOSERELIN; HUMAN GROWTH HORMONE; HUMANS; HYDROCORTISONE; INSULIN-LIKE GROWTH FACTOR I; ISOMETRIC CONTRACTION; LEG; MALE; MUSCLE PROTEINS; MUSCLE STRENGTH; MYOD PROTEIN; MYOGENIN; RECEPTORS, ANDROGEN; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RNA, MESSENGER; SEX HORMONE-BINDING GLOBULIN; TESTOSTERONE; TRANSFORMING GROWTH FACTOR BETA;

EID: 33846236830     PISSN: 00223751     EISSN: 14697793     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1113/jphysiol.2006.122671     Document Type: Article

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