ArticleArchives of oral biology2008
Sexual dimorphism of murine masticatory muscle function.
Article in Archives of oral biology, 2008. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 10 papers.
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- Microvascular arteriolar reactivity in response to skeletal muscle contractions in female and male hamsters.Physiological reports · 2025Article
- Age-related changes of skeletal muscle metabolic response to contraction are also sex-dependent.The Journal of physiology · 2025Article
- Sexual Dimorphism in the Musculoskeletal System: Sex Hormones and Beyond.Journal of the Endocrine Society · 2024Review
- Sexual dimorphisms in skeletal muscle: current concepts and research horizons.Journal of applied physiology (Bethesda, Md. : 1985) · 2024Review
- Developmental, Physiological and Phylogenetic Perspectives on the Expression and Regulation of Myosin Heavy Chains in Craniofacial Muscles.International journal of molecular sciences · 2024Review
- Intermittent glucocorticoid treatment enhances skeletal muscle performance through sexually dimorphic mechanisms.The Journal of clinical investigation · 2022Article
- Voluntary biting behavior as a functional measure of orofacial pain in mice.Physiology & behavior · 2019Article
- The exercise sex gap and the impact of the estrous cycle on exercise performance in mice.Scientific reports · 2018Article
- Masticatory muscles of mouse do not undergo atrophy in space.FASEB journal : official publication of the Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology · 2015Article
- Sex-based differences in skeletal muscle kinetics and fiber-type composition.Physiology (Bethesda, Md.) · 2015Review
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Abstract
objectiveTo determine if gender distinctions of force generating capacity existed in murine masticatory muscles.
designIn order to investigate the effect of sex on force generating capacity in this muscle group, an isolated muscle preparation was developed utilising the murine anterior deep masseter. Age-matched male and female mice were utilized to assess function, muscle fibre type and size in this muscle.
resultsMaximum isometric force production was not different between age-matched male and female mice. However, the rate of force generation and relaxation was slower in female masseter muscles. Assessment of fibre type distribution by immunohistochemistry revealed a three-fold decrease in the proportion of myosin heavy chain 2b positive fibres in female masseters, which correlated with the differences in contraction kinetics.
conclusionsThese results provide evidence that masticatory muscle strength in mice is not affected by sex, but there are significant distinctions in kinetics associated with force production between males and females.
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