Evidence against a sexual dimorphism in glucose and fatty acid metabolism in skeletal muscle cultures from age‐matched men and post‐menopausal women

Abstract

Differences in metabolic parameters and gene expression profiles between age-matched men and post-menopausal women noted in vivo are not observed in cultured human skeletal muscle cells. Thus, the sexual dimorphism in glucose and lipid metabolism is likely a consequence of systemic whole body factors, rather than intrinsic differences in the skeletal muscle proper.