J Physiol Wellcome Trust-funded researchers
HOME HELP FEEDBACK SUBSCRIPTIONS ARCHIVE SEARCH TABLE OF CONTENTS
QUICK SEARCH:   [advanced]


     

J Physiol Volume 530, Number 1, 161-166, January 1, 2001
This Article
Right arrow Full Text
Right arrow Full Text (PDF)
Services
Right arrow Email this article to a friend
Right arrow Similar articles in this journal
Right arrow Similar articles in PubMed
Right arrow Alert me to new issues of the journal
Right arrow Download to citation manager
Citing Articles
Right arrow Citing Articles via HighWire
Right arrow Citing Articles via Google Scholar
Google Scholar
Right arrow Articles by Janse de Jonge, X. A. K.
Right arrow Articles by Thompson, M. W.
Right arrow Search for Related Content
PubMed
Right arrow PubMed Citation
Right arrow Articles by Janse de Jonge, X. A. K.
Right arrow Articles by Thompson, M. W.
Journal of Physiology (2001), 530.1, pp. 161-166
© Copyright 2001 The Physiological Society

The influence of menstrual cycle phase on skeletal muscle contractile characteristics in humans


X. A. K. Janse de Jonge, C. R. L. Boot*, J. M. Thom, P. A. Ruell and M. W. Thompson


School of Exercise and Sport Science, Faculty of Health Sciences, The University of Sydney, East Street, Lidcombe, Australia and *Department of Physiology, University of Nijmegen, The Netherlands

  1. The influence of the different phases of the menstrual cycle on skeletal muscle contractile characteristics was studied in 19 regularly menstruating women. Muscle function was measured when (i) oestrogen and progesterone concentrations were low (menstruation), (ii) oestrogen was elevated and progesterone was low (late follicular phase), and (iii) oestrogen and progesterone were both elevated (luteal phase).

  2. Maximal isometric quadriceps strength, fatiguability and electrically stimulated contractile properties were measured. Isokinetic knee flexion and extension strength and fatiguability were also assessed as well as handgrip strength. Menstrual cycle phases were confirmed through measurement of oestrogen, progesterone, follicle stimulating hormone and luteinising hormone.

  3. No significant changes were found in any of the muscle function parameters throughout the menstrual cycle (n = 15). The muscle function measurements showed no significant correlations with any of the female reproductive hormone concentrations.

  4. These results suggest that the fluctuations in female reproductive hormone concentrations throughout the menstrual cycle do not affect muscle contractile characteristics.




This article has been cited by other articles:


Home page
 CirculationHome page
H. Nakamura, J. Kurokawa, C.-X. Bai, K. Asada, J. Xu, R. V. Oren, Z. I. Zhu, C. E. Clancy, M. Isobe, and T. Furukawa
Progesterone Regulates Cardiac Repolarization Through a Nongenomic Pathway: An In Vitro Patch-Clamp and Computational Modeling Study
Circulation, December 18, 2007; 116(25): 2913 - 2922.
[Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Home page
 Exp PhysiolHome page
K. J. Elliott, N. T. Cable, T. Reilly, V. Sefton, C. Kingsland, and M. Diver
Effects of supra-physiological changes in human ovarian hormone levels on maximum force production of the first dorsal interosseus muscle
Exp Physiol, March 1, 2005; 90(2): 215 - 223.
[Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Home page
 Am. J. Physiol. Endocrinol. Metab.Home page
B. Glenmark, M. Nilsson, H. Gao, J.-A. Gustafsson, K. Dahlman-Wright, and H. Westerblad
Difference in skeletal muscle function in males vs. females: role of estrogen receptor-{beta}
Am J Physiol Endocrinol Metab, December 1, 2004; 287(6): E1125 - E1131.
[Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Home page
 Biol Res NursHome page
B. St. P. Schneider, J. P. Fine, T. Nadolski, and P. M. Tiidus
The Effects of Estradiol and Progesterone on Plantarflexor Muscle Fatigue in Ovariectomized Mice
Biol Res Nurs, April 1, 2004; 5(4): 265 - 275.
[Abstract] [PDF]


HOME HELP FEEDBACK SUBSCRIPTIONS ARCHIVE SEARCH TABLE OF CONTENTS
Copyright © 2001 The Physiological Society.