Hormonal receptors in skeletal muscles of dystrophic mdx mice.

Introduction: Several evidences show that muscles have an endocrine function. Glucocorticoid, estrogen, progesterone, and testosterone receptors have already been found in normal skeletal muscles, but not in dystrophic muscles.

Methods: The gene expression of hormone receptors was compared between dystrophic and healthy muscles in mdx and C57BL6 mice strains.