Abstract:Objective: To evaluate the effects of estrogen on muscles in female rats subjected to hindlimb denervation. Methods: Female Wistar rats were divided into five groups (n= 6): control; denervated 7 days; denervated 15 days; denervated treated with estrogen (200μg/rat, subcutaneously, daily) for 7 days; and denervated treated with estrogen for 15 days. After the experimental periods, glycogen (GLY) evaluations were performed on the soleus (S), white gastrocnemius (WG) and red gastrocnemius (RG), and the soleus wa… Show more
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