Code
01B01408
Duration
01 January 2009 → 31 December 2010
Funding
Regional and community funding: Special Research Fund
Promotor
Research disciplines
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Medical and health sciences
- Endocrinology
- Musculo-skeletal systems
- Endocrinology
- Musculo-skeletal systems
- Endocrinology
- Rehabilitation sciences
Keywords
bone
testosterone
pQCT
Project description
This project aims to investigate the determinants of bone and muscle mass in rats and mice. Volumetric bone mass will be determined by pQCT and muscle contraction by in vitrto contractions. Specific experiments will investigate the relationship between gonadal steroids in relation to bone and muscle in mice and rats.