The Effect of Estrogen on Tendon and Ligament Metabolism and Function

Publication date: Available online 16 June 2017
Source:The Journal of Steroid Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Author(s): D.R. Leblanc, M. Schneider, P. Angele, G. Volmer, D. Docheva
Tendons and ligaments are crucial structures inside the musculoskeletal system. Still many issues in the treatment of tendon diseases and injuries have yet not been resolved sufficiently. In particular, the role of estrogen-like compound (ECL) in tendon biology has received until now little attention in modern research, despite ECL being a well-studied and important factor in the physiology of other parts of the musculoskeletal system. In this review we attempt to summarize the available information on this topic and to determine many open questions in this field.

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