Skeletal muscle of female rats exhibit higher mitochondrial mass and oxidative-phosphorylative capacities compared to males

Cellular Physiology and Biochemistry

Volumn 19, Issue 1-4, 2007, Pages 205-212

  Colom, Bartomeu ^a   Alcolea, Maria Pilar ^a   Valle, Adamo ^a   Oliver, Jordi ^a   Roca, Pilar ^a   García Palmer, Francisco J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITAT DE LES ILLES BALEARS   (Spain)

Author keywords

Gender dimorphism; Mitochondria; Mitochondrial biogenesis; Oxidative metabolism; Skeletal muscle

Indexed keywords

ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATASE; CYTOCHROME C OXIDASE; DNA; GLUTATHIONE PEROXIDASE; MITOCHONDRIAL PROTEIN; MUSCLE PROTEIN; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR;

AEROBIC METABOLISM; ANALYTIC METHOD; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; FEMALE; GASTROCNEMIUS MUSCLE; GENE EXPRESSION; MALE; NONHUMAN; OXIDATIVE PHOSPHORYLATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN CONTENT; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; RAT; SKELETAL MUSCLE;

RATTUS;

EID: 33847022351     PISSN: 10158987     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000099208     Document Type: Article

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