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Role of estrogen on skeletal muscle mitochondrial function in ovariectomized rats: a time course study in different fiber types.
Journal of applied physiology (Bethesda, Md. : 1985) - 1 Apr 2014
Cavalcanti-de-Albuquerque J P A, Salvador I C, Martins Eduarda Lopes, Jardim-Messeder D, Werneck-de-Castro J P S, Galina A, Carvalho D P
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Postmenopausal women are prone to develop obesity and insulin resistance, which might be related to skeletal muscle mitochondrial dysfunction. In a rat model of ovariectomy (OVX), skeletal muscle mitochondrial function was examined at short- and long-term periods after castration. Mitochondrial p...
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