Table 2. Means (±SD) for each variable at the PRE time point for the MF and ML phases.
Variables MF ML
Estradiol 15.36 (9.58) 18.43 (13.81)
ER Protein .063 (.011) .038 (.020) † 
ER-DNA Binding .801 (.408) .733 (.447)
ER mRNA 1.36 (.021) .871 (.081) #
Myo-D mRNA .866 (.064) .884 (.063)
Cyclin D1 mRNA .846 (.083) .882 (.052)
†  p ≤ 0.001# p ≤ 0.003.ER mRNA and protein were significantly different between right and left legs at the PRE time point (p < 0.05). All other variables were not significantly different (p > 0.05).†  p ≤ 0.001# p ≤ 0.003.ER mRNA and protein were significantly different between right and left legs at the PRE time point (p < 0.05). All other variables were not significantly different (p > 0.05).