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  1. Megasphaera contributes to lactate-driven valerate production in the human gut

    Article • Microbiome, October 2025, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Mette Hansen

  2. Optimizing Female Health: The Crucial Role of Exercise Initiation before and during the Menopausal Transition

    Article • Exercise and Sport Sciences Reviews, September 2025, Wolters Kluwer Health

    Professor Mette Hansen

  3. Does Timing of Oral Contraceptive Pill Intake Affect Physical Performance-Related Parameters? A Randomized Crossover-Controlled Study

    Article • International Journal of Sports Physiology and Performance, September 2025, Human Kinetics

    Professor Mette Hansen

  4. Consensus Statements—Optimizing Performance of the Elite Athlete

    Article • Scandinavian Journal of Medicine and Science in Sports, August 2025, Wiley

    Professor Mette Hansen

  5. Menstrual Cycle Effects on Sports Performance and Adaptations to Training: A Historical Perspective

    Article • Scandinavian Journal of Medicine and Science in Sports, July 2025, Wiley

    Professor Mette Hansen

  6. Patellar tendon adaptations to resistance training in young women using combined oral contraceptives

    Article • PeerJ, June 2025, PeerJ

    Professor Mette Hansen

  7. Short‐Term Severe Low Energy Availability in Athletes: Molecular Mechanisms, Endocrine Responses, and Performance Outcomes—A Narrative Review

    Article • Scandinavian Journal of Medicine and Science in Sports, June 2025, Wiley

    Professor Mette Hansen

  8. Exploring the prevalence of hyperglycemia and the link to physical fitness in young Danish women with overweight – A cross-sectional study

    Article • Obesity Research & Clinical Practice, May 2025, Elsevier

    Professor Mette Hansen

  9. The Role and Regulation of Intramuscular Sex Hormones in Skeletal Muscle: A Systematic Review

    Article • The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism, March 2025, Endocrine Society

    Professor Mette Hansen

  10. Eccentric training effects on hamstring muscles in oral contraceptive users and naturally menstruating women

    Article • European Journal of Applied Physiology and Occupational Physiology, March 2025, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Mette Hansen

  11. Carbohydrate Restriction During Recovery from High-Intensity–Interval Training Enhances Fat Oxidation During Subsequent Exercise and Does Not Compromise Performance When Combined With Caffeine

    Article • Current Developments in Nutrition, January 2025, Elsevier

    Professor Mette Hansen

  12. Exercise Training Counteracts Compromised Mitochondrial Capacity Induced by Energy Restriction in Prediabetics in a Sex‐Dependent Manner

    Article • Scandinavian Journal of Medicine and Science in Sports, November 2024, Wiley

    Professor Mette Hansen

  13. No effects of high- v. low-protein breakfast on body composition and cardiometabolic health in young women with overweight: the NewStart randomised trial

    Article • British Journal Of Nutrition, November 2024, Cambridge University Press

    Professor Mette Hansen

  14. The whole‐body and skeletal muscle metabolic response to 14 days of highly controlled low energy availability in endurance‐trained females

    Article • The FASEB Journal, November 2024, Wiley

    Professor Mette Hansen

  15. Changes in the urinary metabolome accompanied alterations in body mass and composition in women with overweight – impact of high versus low protein breakfast

    Article • Metabolomics, July 2024, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Mette Hansen

  16. A dairy-based, protein-rich breakfast enhances satiety and cognitive concentration before lunch in overweight to obese young females: A randomized controlled crossover study

    Article • Journal of Dairy Science, May 2024, American Dairy Science Association

    Professor Mette Hansen

  17. Influence of menstrual cycle phase and oral contraceptive phase on exercise performance in endurance-trained females

    Article • The Journal of Sports Medicine and Physical Fitness, March 2024, Edizioni Minerva Medica

    Professor Mette Hansen

  18. Metabolic flexibility in postmenopausal women: Hormone replacement therapy is associated with higher mitochondrial content, respiratory capacity, and lower total fat mass

    Article • Acta Physiologica, February 2024, Wiley

    Professor Jørn Wulff Helge, Professor Mette Hansen

  19. Low Energy Availability Followed by Optimal Energy Availability Does Not Benefit Performance in Trained Females

    Article • Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise, December 2023, Wolters Kluwer Health

    Professor Stuart M Phillips, Professor Mette Hansen

  20. Acute changes in the metabolome following resistance exercise combined with intake of different protein sources (cricket, pea, whey)

    Article • Metabolomics, November 2023, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Mette Hansen

  21. Dose-Response of Myofibrillar Protein Synthesis To Ingested Whey Protein During Energy Restriction in Overweight Postmenopausal Women: A Randomized, Controlled Trial

    Article • Journal of Nutrition, November 2023, Elsevier

    Professor Mette Hansen

  22. Effect of menstrual cycle and contraceptive pill phase on aspects of exercise physiology and athletic performance in female athletes: protocol for the Feminae international multisite innovative project

    Article • BMJ Open Sport & Exercise Medicine, November 2023, BMJ

    Professor Mette Hansen

  23. Influence of Second-Generation Oral Contraceptives on Muscle Recovery after Repeated Resistance Exercise in Trained Females

    Article • Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise, October 2023, Wolters Kluwer Health

    Professor Mette Hansen

  24. Intra-Tester and Inter-Tester Reliability of the Lachmeter When Measuring Knee Joint Laxity

    Article • Translational Sports Medicine, August 2023, Wiley

    Professor Mette Hansen

  25. Oral 3‐hydroxybuturate ingestion acutely lowers circulating testosterone concentrations in healthy young males

    Article • Scandinavian Journal of Medicine and Science in Sports, June 2023, Wiley

    Professor Mette Hansen

  26. Low energy availability reduces myofibrillar and sarcoplasmic muscle protein synthesis in trained females

    Article • The Journal of Physiology, June 2023, Wiley

    Professor Mette Hansen, Professor Stuart M Phillips

  27. Effects of transdermal estrogen therapy on satellite cell number and molecular markers for muscle hypertrophy in response to resistance training in early postmenopausal women

    Article • European Journal of Applied Physiology and Occupational Physiology, December 2022, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Mette Hansen

  28. Influence of protein source (cricket, pea, whey) on amino acid bioavailability and activation of the mTORC1 signaling pathway after resistance exercise in healthy young males

    Article • Zeitschrift für Ernährungswissenschaft, December 2022, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Mette Hansen

  29. Intramuscular sex steroid hormones are reduced after resistance training in postmenopausal women, but not affected by estrogen therapy

    Article • Steroids, October 2022, Elsevier

    Professor Mette Hansen

  30. Muscle Performance during the Menstrual Cycle Correlates with Psychological Well-Being, but Not Fluctuations in Sex Hormones

    Article • Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise, October 2022, Wolters Kluwer Health

    Professor Mette Hansen

  31. Long-term daily high-protein, drained yoghurt consumption alters abundance of selected functional groups of the human gut microbiota and fecal short-chain fatty acid profiles in a cohort of overweight and obese women

    Article • Journal of Functional Foods, June 2022, Elsevier

    Professor Mette Hansen

  32. Vitamin D supplementation and increased dairy protein intake do not affect muscle strength or physical function in healthy 6–8-year-old children: the D-pro randomized trial

    Article • Zeitschrift für Ernährungswissenschaft, May 2022, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Mette Hansen

  33. Sex Hormones and Satellite Cell Regulation in Women

    Article • Translational Sports Medicine, April 2022, Wiley

    Professor Mette Hansen

  34. Effects of high dairy protein intake and vitamin D supplementation on body composition and cardiometabolic markers in 6–8-y-old children—the D-pro trial

    Article • American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, April 2022, Elsevier

    Professor Mette Hansen

  35. Women With Turner Syndrome Are Both Estrogen and Androgen Deficient: The Impact of Hormone Replacement Therapy

    Article • The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism, March 2022, Endocrine Society

    Professor Mette Hansen

  36. Fluctuations in Metabolites and Bone Markers Across the Menstrual Cycle in Eumenorrheic Women and Oral Contraceptive Users

    Article • The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism, February 2022, Endocrine Society

    Professor Mette Hansen

  37. Short-Term Supplementation With Fermented Red Clover Extract Reduces Vascular Inflammation in Early Post-menopausal Women

    Article • Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine, February 2022, Frontiers

    Professor Mette Hansen

  38. Effects of vitamin D and high dairy protein intake on bone mineralization and linear growth in 6- to 8-year-old children: the D-pro randomized trial

    Article • American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, December 2021, Elsevier

    Professor Mette Hansen

  39. Estrogen modulates metabolic risk profile after resistance training in early postmenopausal women: a randomized controlled trial

    Article • Menopause The Journal of The North American Menopause Society, November 2021, Wolters Kluwer Health

    Professor Mette Hansen

  40. 156 The nordic hamstring exercise – is it a part of the weekly training in female elite football?

    Article • November 2021, BMJ

    Professor Mette Hansen

  41. Krill Protein Hydrolysate Provides High Absorption Rate for All Essential Amino Acids—A Randomized Control Cross-Over Trial

    Article • Nutrients, September 2021, MDPI AG

    Professor Mette Hansen

  42. Test-Retest Reliability of Muscle Strength and Physical Function Tests in 6–9-Year-old Children

    Article • Measurement in Physical Education and Exercise Science, June 2021, Taylor & Francis

    Professor Mette Hansen

  43. No Treatment Benefits of Local Administration of Insulin-like Growth Factor-1 in Addition to Heavy Slow Resistance Training in Tendinopathic Human Patellar Tendons: A Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled Trial With 1-Year Follow-up

    Article • The American Journal of Sports Medicine, June 2021, SAGE Publications

    Professor Mette Hansen

  44. Glycogen supercompensation is due to increased number, not size, of glycogen particles in human skeletal muscle

    Article • Experimental Physiology, March 2021, Wiley

    Professor Mette Hansen

  45. Transdermal Estrogen Therapy Improves Gains in Skeletal Muscle Mass After 12 Weeks of Resistance Training in Early Postmenopausal Women

    Article • Frontiers in Physiology, January 2021, Frontiers

    Professor Mette Hansen

  46. Molecular markers of skeletal muscle hypertrophy following 10 wk of resistance training in oral contraceptive users and nonusers

    Article • Journal of Applied Physiology, December 2020, American Physiological Society

    Professor Mette Hansen

  47. Influence of Fermented Red Clover Extract on Skeletal Muscle in Early Postmenopausal Women: A Double-Blinded Cross-Over Study

    Article • Nutrients, November 2020, MDPI AG

    Professor Mette Hansen

  48. Hormonal Contraceptive Use, Menstrual Dysfunctions, and Self-Reported Side Effects in Elite Athletes in Denmark

    Article • International Journal of Sports Physiology and Performance, November 2020, Human Kinetics

    Professor Mette Hansen

  49. Heterogeneity in subcellular muscle glycogen utilisation during exercise impacts endurance capacity in men

    Article • The Journal of Physiology, August 2020, Wiley

    Professor Mette Hansen

  50. Coingestion of protein and carbohydrate in the early recovery phase, compared with carbohydrate only, improves endurance performance despite similar glycogen degradation and AMPK phosphorylation

    Article • Journal of Applied Physiology, August 2020, American Physiological Society

    Professor Mette Hansen

  51. Influence of Second Generation Oral Contraceptive Use on Adaptations to Resistance Training in Young Untrained Women

    Article • The Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research, July 2020, Wolters Kluwer Health

    Professor Mette Hansen

  52. Editorial: Female Hormones: Effect on Musculoskeletal Adaptation and Injury Risk

    Article • Frontiers in Physiology, June 2020, Frontiers

    Professor Mette Hansen

  53. Is diet associated with physical capacity and fatigue in persons with multiple sclerosis? –Results from a pilot study

    Article • Multiple Sclerosis and Related Disorders, May 2020, Elsevier

    Professor Mette Hansen

  54. Supplement with whey protein hydrolysate in contrast to carbohydrate supports mitochondrial adaptations in trained runners

    Article • Journal of the International Society of Sports Nutrition, January 2020, Taylor & Francis

    Professor Mette Hansen

  55. Effects of protein intake prior to carbohydrate-restricted endurance exercise: a randomized crossover trial

    Article • Journal of the International Society of Sports Nutrition, January 2020, Taylor & Francis

    Professor Mette Hansen

  56. Influence of Oral Contraceptive Use on Adaptations to Resistance Training

    Article • Frontiers in Physiology, July 2019, Frontiers

    Professor Mette Hansen

  57. Effects of Long-Term Physical Activity and Diet on Skin Glycation and Achilles Tendon Structure

    Article • Nutrients, June 2019, MDPI AG

    Professor Mette Hansen

  58. Immobilization Decreases FOXO3a Phosphorylation and Increases Autophagy-Related Gene and Protein Expression in Human Skeletal Muscle

    Article • Frontiers in Physiology, June 2019, Frontiers

    Professor Mette Hansen

  59. Enzymatic Hydrolysis of a Collagen Hydrolysate Enhances Postprandial Absorption Rate—A Randomized Controlled Trial

    Article • Nutrients, May 2019, MDPI AG

    Professor Mette Hansen

  60. Pre-Sleep Protein Supplementation Does Not Improve Recovery During Consecutive Days of Intense Endurance Training: A Randomized Controlled Trial

    Article • International Journal of Sport Nutrition and Exercise Metabolism, January 2019, Human Kinetics

    Professor Mette Hansen

  61. Effect of a Whey Protein Supplement on Preservation of Fat Free Mass in Overweight and Obese Individuals on an Energy Restricted Very Low Caloric Diet

    Article • Nutrients, December 2018, MDPI AG

    Professor Mette Hansen

  62. THE START-TO-RUN DISTANCE AND RUNNING-RELATED INJURY AMONG OBESE NOVICE RUNNERS: A RANDOMIZED TRIAL

    Article • International Journal of Sports Physical Therapy, December 2018, The Sports Physical Therapy Session

    Professor Mette Hansen

  63. How Do Novice Runners With Different Body Mass Indexes Begin a Self-chosen Running Regime?

    Article • Journal of Orthopaedic and Sports Physical Therapy, November 2018, Journal of Orthopaedic & Sports Physical Therapy (JOSPT)

    Professor Mette Hansen

  64. Ingestion of Insect Protein Isolate Enhances Blood Amino Acid Concentrations Similar to Soy Protein in A Human Trial

    Article • Nutrients, September 2018, MDPI AG

    Professor Mette Hansen

  65. Response to resistance training following immobilization-Influence of delaying post-exercise meal

    Article • Translational Sports Medicine, September 2018, Wiley

    Professor Mette Hansen

  66. Changes in metabolism but not myocellular signaling by training with CHO-restriction in endurance athletes

    Article • Physiological Reports, September 2018, Wiley

    Professor Mette Hansen

  67. Effects of Insect Protein Supplementation during Resistance Training on Changes in Muscle Mass and Strength in Young Men

    Article • Nutrients, March 2018, MDPI AG

    Professor Mette Hansen

  68. Vitamin D Status and Muscle Function Among Adolescent and Young Swimmers

    Article • International Journal of Sport Nutrition and Exercise Metabolism, October 2017, Human Kinetics

    Professor Mette Hansen

  69. Female hormones: do they influence muscle and tendon protein metabolism?

    Article • Proceedings of The Nutrition Society, August 2017, Cambridge University Press

    Professor Mette Hansen

  70. Dietary beetroot juice – effects on physical performance in COPD patients: a randomized controlled crossover trial

    Article • International Journal of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease, June 2017, Dove Medical Press

    Carina Steenholt, Anne Louise Friis, Professor Mette Hansen, Anders Løkke

  71. Protein intake during training sessions has no effect on performance and recovery during a strenuous training camp for elite cyclists

    Article • Journal of the International Society of Sports Nutrition, January 2016, Taylor & Francis

    Professor Mette Hansen

  72. Satellite cell response to erythropoietin treatment and endurance training in healthy young men

    Article • The Journal of Physiology, December 2015, Wiley

    Professor Mette Hansen

  73. Effect of Whey Protein Hydrolysate on Performance and Recovery of Top-Class Orienteering Runners

    Article • International Journal of Sport Nutrition and Exercise Metabolism, April 2015, Human Kinetics

    Professor Mette Hansen

  74. Influence of Sex and Estrogen on Musculotendinous Protein Turnover at Rest and After Exercise

    Article • Exercise and Sport Sciences Reviews, October 2014, Wolters Kluwer Health

    Professor Mette Hansen

  75. Life-long endurance running is associated with reduced glycation and mechanical stress in connective tissue

    Article • AGE, July 2014, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Mette Hansen

  76. Concomitant changes in cross-sectional area and water content in skeletal muscle after resistance exercise

    Article • Scandinavian Journal of Medicine and Science in Sports, December 2013, Wiley

    Professor Timothy Charles Skinner, Professor Mette Hansen

  77. Serum levels of bioactive IGF1 and physiological markers of ageing in healthy adults

    Article • October 2013, Bioscientifica

    Professor Mette Hansen

  78. Sex hormones and skeletal muscle weakness

    Article • Biogerontology, May 2013, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Mette Hansen

  79. Impact of oral contraceptive use and menstrual phases on patellar tendon morphology, biochemical composition, and biomechanical properties in female athletes

    Article • Journal of Applied Physiology, April 2013, American Physiological Society

    Professor Mette Hansen

  80. Local administration of growth hormone stimulates tendon collagen synthesis in elderly men

    Article • Journal of Applied Physiology, September 2012, American Physiological Society

    Professor Timothy Charles Skinner, Professor Mette Hansen

  81. Effects of transdermal estrogen on collagen turnover at rest and in response to exercise in postmenopausal women

    Article • Journal of Applied Physiology, July 2012, American Physiological Society

    Professor Timothy Charles Skinner, Professor Mette Hansen

  82. Shoulder rotational profiles in young healthy elite female and male badminton players

    Article • Scandinavian Journal of Medicine and Science in Sports, May 2012, Wiley

    Professor Mette Hansen

  83. GH/IGF‐I axis and matrix adaptation of the musculotendinous tissue to exercise in humans

    Article • Scandinavian Journal of Medicine and Science in Sports, March 2012, Wiley

    Professor Mette Hansen

  84. Effects of Estrogen Replacement and Lower Androgen Status on Skeletal Muscle Collagen and Myofibrillar Protein Synthesis in Postmenopausal Women

    Article • The Journals of Gerontology Series A, March 2012, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Professor Mette Hansen

  85. Local administration of insulin-like growth factor-I (IGF-I) stimulates tendon collagen synthesis in humans

    Article • Scandinavian Journal of Medicine and Science in Sports, January 2012, Wiley

    Professor Timothy Charles Skinner, Professor Mette Hansen

  86. Nonsteroidal Anti-Inflammatory Drug or Glucosamine Reduced Pain and Improved Muscle Strength With Resistance Training in a Randomized Controlled Trial of Knee Osteoarthritis Patients

    Article • Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, August 2011, Elsevier

    Professor Mette Hansen

  87. Exercise and NSAIDs

    Article • Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise, March 2011, Wolters Kluwer Health

    Professor Mette Hansen

  88. Effect of administration of oral contraceptives on the synthesis and breakdown of myofibrillar proteins in young women

    Article • Scandinavian Journal of Medicine and Science in Sports, January 2011, Wiley

    Professor Timothy Charles Skinner, Professor Mette Hansen

  89. Glucosamine but not ibuprofen alters cartilage turnover in osteoarthritis patients in response to physical training

    Article • Osteoarthritis and Cartilage, January 2010, Elsevier

    Professor Mette Hansen

  90. From mechanical loading to collagen synthesis, structural changes and function in human tendon

    Article • Scandinavian Journal of Medicine and Science in Sports, August 2009, Wiley

    Professor Timothy Charles Skinner, Professor Mette Hansen

  91. Effect of administration of oral contraceptives in vivo on collagen synthesis in tendon and muscle connective tissue in young women

    Article • Journal of Applied Physiology, April 2009, American Physiological Society

    Professor Timothy Charles Skinner, Professor Mette Hansen

  92. Effect of estrogen on tendon collagen synthesis, tendon structural characteristics, and biomechanical properties in postmenopausal women

    Article • Journal of Applied Physiology, April 2009, American Physiological Society

    Professor Timothy Charles Skinner, Professor Mette Hansen

  93. The mystery of female connective tissue

    Article • Journal of Applied Physiology, October 2008, American Physiological Society

    Professor Mette Hansen

  94. Ethinyl oestradiol administration in women suppresses synthesis of collagen in tendon in response to exercise

    Article • The Journal of Physiology, June 2008, Wiley

    Professor Timothy Charles Skinner, Professor Mette Hansen

  95. Myofibrillar proteolysis in response to voluntary or electrically stimulated muscle contractions in humans

    Article • Scandinavian Journal of Medicine and Science in Sports, February 2008, Wiley

    Professor Timothy Charles Skinner, Professor Mette Hansen

  96. Novel methods for tendon investigations

    Article • Disability and Rehabilitation, January 2008, Taylor & Francis

    Professor Timothy Charles Skinner, Professor Mette Hansen

  97. The adaptability of tendon to loading differs in men and women

    Article • International Journal of Experimental Pathology, August 2007, Wiley

    Professor Timothy Charles Skinner, Professor Mette Hansen

  98. Effect of habitual exercise on the structural and mechanical properties of human tendon, in vivo, in men and women

    Article • Scandinavian Journal of Medicine and Science in Sports, May 2007, Wiley

    Professor Mette Hansen

  99. Tendon collagen synthesis at rest and after exercise in women

    Article • Journal of Applied Physiology, February 2007, American Physiological Society

    Peter Schwarz, Professor Mette Hansen

  100. Extracellular matrix adaptation of tendon and skeletal muscle to exercise

    Article • Journal of Anatomy, April 2006, Wiley

    Professor Timothy Charles Skinner, Professor Mette Hansen

  101. No effect of menstrual cycle on myofibrillar and connective tissue protein synthesis in contracting skeletal muscle

    Article • AJP Endocrinology and Metabolism, January 2006, American Physiological Society

    Peter Schwarz, Professor Mette Hansen

  102. No effect of growth hormone administration on substrate oxidation during exercise in young, lean men

    Article • The Journal of Physiology, September 2005, Wiley

    Dr Kai Henrik Wiborg Lange, Professor Mette Hansen

  103. Coordinated collagen and muscle protein synthesis in human patella tendon and quadriceps muscle after exercise

    Article • The Journal of Physiology, September 2005, Wiley

    Professor Timothy Charles Skinner, Professor Mette Hansen

  104. Effects of 2 wk of GH administration on 24-h indirect calorimetry in young, healthy, lean men

    Article • AJP Endocrinology and Metabolism, August 2005, American Physiological Society

    Dr Kai Henrik Wiborg Lange, Professor Mette Hansen