Water exercise prevents femur density loss associated with ovariectomy in the retired breeder rat

Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research

Volumn 18, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 508-512

  Melton, Sheri A ^a   Hegsted, Maren ^b   Keenan, Michael J ^b   Morris, G Stephen ^c   O'Neil, Carol E ^b   Zablah Pimentel, Erika M ^d  

^a WEST CHESTER UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY AGRICULTURAL CENTER   (United States)

^c TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY HEALTH SCIENCES CENTER   (United States)

^d RUSH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Femur density; Ovariectomy; Swimming

Indexed keywords

ALKALINE PHOSPHATASE; CITRATE SYNTHASE;

AEROBIC CAPACITY; ALKALINE PHOSPHATASE BLOOD LEVEL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BONE DENSITY; BREEDING; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DYNAMIC EXERCISE; ENZYME ACTIVITY; EXERCISE; FEMALE; NONHUMAN; OSTEOLYSIS; OVARIECTOMY; PILOT STUDY; RAT; SITTING; SOLEUS MUSCLE; SWIMMING; TRAINING; WATER FLOW;

ANIMALS; BONE DENSITY; CITRATE (SI)-SYNTHASE; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; EXERCISE THERAPY; FEMALE; FEMUR; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; OSTEOPOROSIS; OVARIECTOMY; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; REFERENCE VALUES; SWIMMING;

EID: 4444266252     PISSN: 10648011     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1519/1533-4287(2004)18<508:WEPFDL>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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