The effect of high glucocorticoid administration and food restriction on rodent skeletal muscle mitochondrial function and protein metabolism.

Glucocorticoids levels are high in catabolic conditions but it is unclear how much of the catabolic effects are due to negative energy balance versus glucocorticoids and whether there are distinct effects on metabolism and functions of specific muscle proteins.We determined whether 14 days of high d...

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Main Authors: Y Nancy You, Kevin R Short, Marion Jourdan, Katherine A Klaus, Stephane Walrand, K Sreekumaran Nair
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2009-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC2667640?pdf=render