Hormonal Receptors in Skeletal Muscles of Dystrophic Mdx Mice

Table 2

Comparison of hormone receptor mRNA in different muscle groups studied in mdx mice and C57BL6 mice.

Receptor	Glucocorticoid		Androgen		Estrogen alpha		Estrogen beta		Progesterone
	C57BL/6	mdx	C57BL/6	mdx	C57BL/6	mdx	C57BL/6	mdx	C57BL/6	mdx
Solium	1.49±0.16	1.60±0.89	0.99±0.28	1.79±0.83	1.86±0.29	1.72±0.64	1.15±0.52	1.18±0.46	0.79±0.12	0.71±0.43
EDL	1.90±0.29	1.20±0.16^∗∗	1.27±0.79	1.34±0.19	0.99±0.18	1.40±0.10^∗∗	0.78±0.22	1.16±0.26	#	#
Gastrocnemius	2.42±0.68	2.87±0.50	2.62±0.34	2.21±0.23^∗	4.34±0.82	3.94±0.54	1.00±0.21	1.00±0.17	#	#
Quadriceps	0.42±0.10	0.35±0.03	1.30±0.28	0.89±0.07^∗	1.52±0.29	1.04±0.12^∗	5.14±0.92	9.17±1.95^∗	#	#
Diaphragm	1.47±0.16	1.25±0.24	0.80±0.33	0.91±0.33	1.82±0.49	1.25±0.18	5.72±1.60	4.11±0.58	0.58±0.16	0.34±0.07^∗
Heart	1.37±0.19	1.64±0.35	0.39±0.16	1.61 ± 0.52*	0.91±0.34	1.57±0.70	#	#	#	#

# nonexpression; **significance statistical.