Analysis of Sex Hormones on Skeletal Muscles

Analysis of Sex Hormones on Skeletal Muscles

1.0 Introduction

Harris & Emberley (2014) defined sex hormones as a class of steroid hormones regulating the function and growth of the reproductive organs or stimulate secondary sexual characteristics development. They include estrogen, testosterone, and Dihydrotestosterone (DHT). Sex hormones, estrogen, and testosterone play a fundamental role in the function and regulation of skeletal muscle (Griggs et al, 1989).

There are two types of skeletal muscles, type I fibers and type II fibers. Type I fibers also referred to as slow oxidative fibers or slow-twitch fibers contain many mitochondria and large amounts of myoglobin and…