Combination of hormone replacement therapy and high physical activity is associated with differences in Achilles tendon size in monozygotic female twin pairs

Journal of Applied Physiology

Volumn 106, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 1332-1337

  Finni, T ^a   Kovanen, V ^a   Ronkainen, P H A ^a   Pollanen E ^a   Bashford, G R ^b   Kaprio, J ^c,d   Alen M ^e,f   Kujala, U M ^a   Sipila S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF JYVÄSKYLÄ   (Finland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA LINCOLN   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

^d NATIONAL PUBLIC HEALTH INSTITUTE   (Finland)

^e OULU UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^f UNIVERSITY OF OULU   (Finland)

Author keywords

Calf; Image analysis; Strength; Tendon structure; Women

Indexed keywords

ESTRADIOL; ESTRONE; SEX HORMONE BINDING GLOBULIN; TESTOSTERONE; CHOLESTEROL; ESTROGEN;

ACHILLES TENDON; ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ECHOGRAPHY; ESTRADIOL BLOOD LEVEL; ESTRONE BLOOD LEVEL; FEMALE; FLEXOR MUSCLE; HORMONE SUBSTITUTION; HUMAN; MONOZYGOTIC TWINS; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE STRENGTH; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TESTOSTERONE BLOOD LEVEL; TISSUE STRUCTURE; TWIN DISCORDANCE; AGED; BLOOD; HISTOLOGY; MENOPAUSE; METABOLISM; MIDDLE AGED; MOTOR ACTIVITY; PHYSIOLOGY; TWINS;

ACHILLES TENDON; AGED; CHOLESTEROL; ESTROGENS; ESTRONE; FEMALE; HORMONE REPLACEMENT THERAPY; HUMANS; MENOPAUSE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTOR ACTIVITY; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE STRENGTH; SEX HORMONE-BINDING GLOBULIN; TESTOSTERONE; TWINS, MONOZYGOTIC;

EID: 66149100617     PISSN: 87507587     EISSN: 15221601     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/japplphysiol.91439.2008     Document Type: Article

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