Table 4.
Hormonal regulation of fiber-type expression by thyroid hormone
Insult | Male | Female | Reference |
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Hypothyroidism in humans | ↑ Type-II | ↑↑ Type-II | 64 |
T3 treatment of rat soleus | I/IIA > I/IIAX | I/IIA > I > I/IIAX | 102 |
T3 treatment on rat soleus | ↑IIX | ↑ IIA | 53, 102 |
T3 treatment in rat EDL | No change | IIA → IIB | 53 |
T3 treatment, hyperthyroidism.