Women have higher skeletal muscle mRNA content of BCKDK compared with men

We previously reported that supplementing men with 17‐β‐estradiol (ES) reduces whole body leucine oxidation, improves estimated protein balance, decreases carbohydrate oxidation and increases lipid oxidation at rest and during exercise (Hamadeh et al, J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2005;90:3592–9.). We investigated the influence of menstrual phase, sex, estrogen supplementation and moderate intensity endurance exercise on skeletal muscle mRNA content …