Physical activity as a factor in the action of dietary restriction on aging: Effects in Fisher 344 rats

Aging Clinical and Experimental Research

Volumn 9, Issue 1-2, 1997, Pages 73-79

  McCarter, R J M ^a,c   Shimokawa, I ^a   Ikeno, Y ^a   Higami, Y ^a   Hubbard, G B ^b   Yu, B P ^a   McMahan, C A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER AT SAN ANTONIO   (United States)

^b SOUTHWEST FOUNDATION FOR BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH   (United States)

^c Mays Cancer Center at UT Health San Antonio   (United States)

Author keywords

aging; dietary restriction; metabolic rate; voluntary exercise

Indexed keywords

AGING; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; NONHUMAN; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; RAT; STARVATION;

AGING; ANIMALS; BODY WEIGHT; DIET, REDUCING; LONGEVITY; MALE; MOTOR ACTIVITY; PHYSICAL CONDITIONING, ANIMAL; RATS; RATS, INBRED F344; RUNNING;

EID: 0030915211     PISSN: 03949532     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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