Alterations to cell metabolism in connective tissues of the knee after ovariohysterectomy in a rabbit model: Are there implications for the postmenopausal athlete?

British Journal of Sports Medicine

Volumn 44, Issue 12, 2010, Pages 867-871

  Hart, D A ^a   Achari, Y ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COLLAGEN; CYTOKINE; PEPTIDE HYDROLASE; SIGNAL PEPTIDE;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; CONNECTIVE TISSUE; FEMALE; HINDLIMB; HYSTERECTOMY; METABOLISM; OVARIECTOMY; PHYSIOLOGY; POSTMENOPAUSE; RABBIT; SPORT;

ANIMALS; COLLAGEN; CONNECTIVE TISSUE; CYTOKINES; FEMALE; HYSTERECTOMY; INTERCELLULAR SIGNALING PEPTIDES AND PROTEINS; MODELS, ANIMAL; OVARIECTOMY; PEPTIDE HYDROLASES; POSTMENOPAUSE; RABBITS; SPORTS; STIFLE;

EID: 77957203241     PISSN: 03063674     EISSN: 14730480     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bjsm.2008.054296     Document Type: Article

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