Effects of light physical exercise on sleep in middle-aged rats

International Journal of Sports Medicine

Volumn 26, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 327-331

  Gambelunghe, C ^a   Mariucci, G ^a   Rossi, R ^a   Sommavilla, M ^a   Tantucci, M ^a   Ambrosini, M V ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PERUGIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Physical activity; Sleep quality; Spike wave discharges

Indexed keywords

AGE; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CAGE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; EVALUATION; EXERCISE; MALE; NONHUMAN; RAT; RAT STRAIN; REM SLEEP; ROTAROD TEST; RUNNING; SLEEP; SLOW WAVE SLEEP; SPIKE WAVE; STUDENT T TEST; TREADMILL; WALKING;

AGE FACTORS; ANIMALS; MALE; PHYSICAL CONDITIONING, ANIMAL; RANDOM ALLOCATION; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; REFERENCE VALUES; RUNNING; SLEEP; TASK PERFORMANCE AND ANALYSIS; WALKING;

EID: 20644440636     PISSN: 01724622     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-2004-821039     Document Type: Article

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