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Skeletal Muscle Gender Dimorphism from Proteomics
Published on: December 14, 2011
Medical and ethical concerns regarding women with hyperandrogenism and elite sport
Peter Sonksen1, Malcolm A Ferguson-Smith, L Dawn Bavington
1Department of Endocrinology (P.S.), St Thomas' Hospital, King's College London, and Southampton University, Southampton SO32 1HP, United Kingdom; Department of Veterinary Medicine (M.A.F.-S.), University of Cambridge, Cambridge CB3 0ES, United Kingdom; School of Physical Education, Sport and Exercise Sciences (L.D.B.), University of Otago, Dunedin 9015, New Zealand; Human Development and Health Academic Unit (R.I.G.H.), Faculty of Medicine, University of Southampton, Southampton SO16 6YD, United Kingdom; Department of Pharmacy and Forensic Science (D.A.C.), King's College London, 2LS WC2R London, United Kingdom; Department of Molecular and Medical Pharmacology (D.H.C.), University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California 90095; Faculty of Kinesiology and Physical Education (B.K.), University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada M5S 2W6; Department of Sociology (G.D.), University of Nevada, Las Vegas, Nevada 89154 and President of the AIS-DSD Support Group; Sport and Exercise Sciences (P.D.), University of Sunderland, Sunderland SR1 3SD, United Kingdom; Cardiff School of Sport (L.E.), Cardiff Metropolitan University, Cardiff CF5 2YB, United Kingdom; and Advocates for Informed Choice (A.T.-M.), Cotati, California 94931.
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