Hormonal Receptors in Skeletal Muscles of Dystrophic Mdx Mice

Hormonal Receptors in Skeletal Muscles of Dystrophic Mdx Mice

Introduction. Several evidences show that muscles have an endocrine function. Glucocorticoid, estrogen, progesterone, and testosterone receptors have already been found in normal skeletal muscles, but not in dystrophic muscles. Methods. The gene expression of hormone receptors was compared between d...

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Main Authors: David Feder, Ivan Rodrigues Barros Godoy, Maira Lazzarini Guimarães Pereira, Cledson Silveira Silva, Diego Nogueira Silvestre, Fernando Luiz Affonso Fonseca, Alzira Alves de Siqueira Carvalho, Rosangela Aparecida dos Santos, Maria Helena Catteli Carvalho
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2013-01-01
Series:BioMed Research International
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2013/604635

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