The impact of ERα action on muscle metabolism and insulin sensitivity - Strong enough for a man, made for a woman

• Main Authors: Andrea L. Hevener (Author), Zhenqi Zhou (Author), Timothy M. Moore (Author), Brian G. Drew (Author), Vicent Ribas (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Elsevier, 2018-09-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Background: The incidence of chronic disease is elevated in women after menopause. Natural variation in muscle expression of the estrogen receptor (ER)α is inversely associated with plasma insulin and adiposity. Moreover, reduced muscle ERα expression levels are observed in women and animals present...