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dc.contributor.authorBryant, Adam L
dc.contributor.authorClark, Ross A
dc.contributor.authorBartold, Simon
dc.contributor.authorMurphy, Aron
dc.contributor.authorBennell, Kim L
dc.contributor.authorHohmann, Erik
dc.contributor.authorMarshall-Gradisnik, Sonya
dc.contributor.authorPayne, Craig
dc.contributor.authorCrossley, Kay M
dc.date.accessioned2017-05-03T16:11:09Z
dc.date.available2017-05-03T16:11:09Z
dc.date.issued2008
dc.date.modified2013-09-19T23:19:54Z
dc.identifier.issn8750-7587
dc.identifier.doi10.1152/japplphysiol.01281.2007
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10072/53261
dc.description.abstractEffects of estrogen on the mechanical behavior of the human Achilles tendon in vivo. J Appl Physiol 105: 1035-1043, 2008. First published June 19, 2008; doi:10.1152/japplphysiol.01281.2007.-The purpose of this study was to elucidate the effect of normal fluctuating [nonmonophasic oral contraceptive pill (MOCP) users] and low, consistent (MOCP users) endogenous plasma estrogen levels on the strain behavior of the Achilles tendon in vivo. Twenty women (age 28.0 4.2 yr, height 1.67 0.07 m, mass 61.6 6.8 kg) who had been using the MOCP for at least 12 mo together with 20 matched women who were non-MOCP users (age 31.9 7.3 yr, height 1.63 0.05 m, mass 62.5 5.9 kg) participated in this study. Non-MOCP users were tested at the time of lowest (menstruation) and highest ( ovulation) estrogen, whereas MOCP users, who exhibited constant and attenuated endogenous estrogen levels, were tested at day 1 and day 14 of their cycle. At each test session, maximal isometric plantarflexion efforts were performed on a calf-raise apparatus while synchronous real-time ultrasonography of the triceps surae aponeurosis was recorded. Achilles tendon strain (%) was calculated by dividing tendon displacement during plantarflexion by resting tendon length. Repeatedmeasures ANOVA revealed a significant (P 0.05) main effect of subject group with significantly lower Achilles strain (25.5%) in the MOCP users compared with the non-MOCP users. In conclusion, acute fluctuations in plasma estrogen across the menstrual cycle in non-MOCP users did not alter the strain behavior of the Achilles tendon. Conversely, long-term exposure to attenuated estrogen in MOCP users resulted in a decrease in Achilles tendon strain, which is thought to be attributed to the effects of endogenous estrogen on collagen synthesis. These findings have a number of important functional and clinical implications.
dc.description.peerreviewedYes
dc.description.publicationstatusYes
dc.languageEnglish
dc.language.isoeng
dc.publisherAmerican Physiological Society
dc.publisher.placeUnited States
dc.relation.ispartofstudentpublicationN
dc.relation.ispartofpagefrom1035
dc.relation.ispartofpageto1048
dc.relation.ispartofissue4
dc.relation.ispartofjournalJournal of Applied Physiology
dc.relation.ispartofvolume105
dc.rights.retentionY
dc.subject.fieldofresearchBiological sciences
dc.subject.fieldofresearchBiomedical and clinical sciences
dc.subject.fieldofresearchExercise physiology
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode31
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode32
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode420702
dc.titleEffects of estrogen on the mechanical behavior of the human Achilles tendon in vivo
dc.typeJournal article
dc.type.descriptionC1 - Articles
dc.type.codeC - Journal Articles
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gro.date.issued2008
gro.hasfulltextNo Full Text
gro.griffith.authorMarshall-Gradisnik, Sonya M.


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