Energy Restriction Effects on Estrogen Status and the Skeletal Response to Loading

Energy Restriction Effects on Estrogen Status and the Skeletal Response to Loading

Moderate energy restriction in young, exercising women attenuates the positive effects of exercise on bone density. Studies have shown that in the absence of adequate levels of circulating estrogen, there may not be enough functional estrogen receptor-a (ER-a) to respond adequately to loading. The e...

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Main Author: Swift, Sibyl Nichole
Other Authors: Bloomfield, Susan A.
Format: Others
Language:en_US
Published: 2011
Subjects:
Estrogen
Estrogen Receptor Alpha
Energy Restriction
Exercise
Mechanical Loading
Cancellous Bone
Osteocytes
Osteoblasts
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/1969.1/ETD-TAMU-2010-08-8388

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