Glucocorticoid receptor mRNA expression in peripheral blood mononuclear cells in high trained compared to low trained athletes and untrained subjects

Journal of Endocrinological Investigation

Volumn 32, Issue 10, 2009, Pages 816-820

  Bonifazi, M ^a   Mencarelli, M ^a   Fedele, V ^a   Ceccarelli, I ^a   Pecorelli, A ^a   Grasso, G ^a   Aloisi, A M ^a   Muscettola, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SIENA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Cortisol; Exercise; GR mRNA expression; GR mRNA expression; Swimming

Indexed keywords

BINDING PROTEIN; CORTICOTROPIN; GLUCOCORTICOID RECEPTOR ALPHA; GLUCOCORTICOID RECEPTOR BETA; HYDROCORTISONE; HYDROCORTISONE BINDING GLOBULIN; MESSENGER RNA; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATHLETE; CELL LEVEL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORTICOTROPIN BLOOD LEVEL; EXERCISE INTENSITY; GENE EXPRESSION PROFILING; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; HYDROCORTISONE BLOOD LEVEL; MALE; PERIPHERAL BLOOD MONONUCLEAR CELL; PROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RNA ANALYSIS; RUNNING; SWIMMING; TRAINING;

ADRENOCORTICOTROPIC HORMONE; ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ATHLETES; CARRIER PROTEINS; CELLS, CULTURED; HUMANS; HYDROCORTISONE; IMMUNORADIOMETRIC ASSAY; LEUKOCYTES, MONONUCLEAR; MALE; PHYSICAL ENDURANCE; PHYSICAL FITNESS; PROTEIN ISOFORMS; QUESTIONNAIRES; RADIOIMMUNOASSAY; RECEPTORS, GLUCOCORTICOID; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RNA, MESSENGER; RUNNING; SWIMMING;

EID: 76149096810     PISSN: 03914097     EISSN: 17208386     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/bf03345751     Document Type: Article

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