ABT |
activity-based therapies |
AR |
androgen receptor |
ARE |
androgen response element |
BDNF |
brain-derived neurotrophic factor |
BWSTT |
bodyweight-supported treadmill training |
CNS |
central nervous system |
CSA |
cross-sectional area |
DHT |
dihydrotestosterone |
E2
|
estradiol |
EPSP |
excitatory postsynaptic potential |
ER |
estrogen receptor |
ERE |
estrogen response element |
fCSA |
fiber cross-sectional area |
FOXO |
forkhead box O |
GPCR |
G-protein-coupled receptor |
GSK3β |
glycogen synthase kinase 3β |
IGF-1 |
insulin-like growth factor |
IGF-1R |
insulin-like growth factor receptor |
IGFBP |
insulin-like growth factor binding protein |
IRS1 |
insulin receptor substrate-1 |
LABC |
levator ani/bulbocavernosus |
MAFbx |
muscle atrophy F-box or atrogin-1 |
MGF |
mechano growth factor |
MHC |
myosin heavy chain |
mTOR |
mammalian target of rapamycin |
MuRF1 |
muscle ring finger-1 |
NT-3 |
neurotrophin-3 |
ORX |
orchiectomy |
PGC-1α |
peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor gamma co-activator-1α |
PGC-1β |
peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor gamma co-activator-1β |
PI3K |
phosphatidyl inositol-3 kinase |
SCI |
spinal cord injury |
SHBG |
sex-hormone binding globulin |
SNB |
spinal nucleus of the bulbocavernosus |
T |
testosterone |
TCF-4 |
T-cell factor-4 |
TE |
testosterone enanthate |
TrkB |
tyrosine receptor kinase B |
TrkC |
tyrosine receptor kinase C |
TRT |
testosterone replacement therapy |