Influence of physical exercise on old rats: Changes in patterns of spontaneous activity and connective tissues

Aging Clinical and Experimental Research

Volumn 9, Issue 1-2, 1997, Pages 64-72

  Viidik, A ^a   Skalicky, M ^b  

^a AARHUS UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VETERINARY MEDICINE   (Austria)

Author keywords

aging; connective tissue; cross linking; open field activity; physical training

Indexed keywords

AGED; AGING; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXERCISE; FITNESS; MALE; NONHUMAN; RAT; TRAINING; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

EID: 0030940246     PISSN: 03949532     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/bf03340129     Document Type: Article

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