Muscles May Need Estrogen to Regain Strength, Especially as Women Age
Posted Oct 01 2008 8:19pm
It is believed that menopause plays a role in the loss of muscle mass as women age. Inactivity also can result in an accelerated loss of muscle mass and strength in aging women. Now, a University of Missouri-Columbia researcher studied the effect of inactivity combined with the loss of estrogen and was surprised by the results.
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