Tensile strength of tissues as influenced by male sex hormone

Identification of sex hormone receptors

Identification of sex hormone receptors in human and rabbit ligaments of the knee by reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction: Evidence that receptors are present in tissue from both male and female subjects

✍ Paul Sciore; Cyril B. Frank; David A. Hart 📂 Article 📅 1998 🏛 Elsevier Science 🌐 English ⚖ 861 KB

## Abstract Gender‐related factors have been attributed to observed differences in the rate of injury to ligaments (e.g., anterior cruciate ligament) between male and female subjects. These differences may be a result of unique regulatory mechanisms within the tissue in response to the sex hormones