Lipoic acid and moderate swimming improves the estrous cycle and oxidative stress in Wistar rats

Applied Physiology, Nutrition and Metabolism

Volumn 36, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 693-697

  Martins, Rand Randall ^a   de Oliveira Macedo, Ulisvaldo Brunno ^a   Leite, Lúcia Dantas ^a   Rezende, Adriana Augusto ^a   Brandão Neto, José ^a   das Graças Almeida, Maria ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO GRANDE DO NORTE   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Lipoic acid; Moderate swimming; Oxidative stress

Indexed keywords

ANTIOXIDANT; BIOLOGICAL MARKER; THIOCTIC ACID;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BLOOD; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; ESTRUS CYCLE; FEMALE; LIPID PEROXIDATION; MOTOR ACTIVITY; OXIDATIVE STRESS; RAT; SWIMMING; TIME; WISTAR RAT; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

ANIMALS; ANTIOXIDANTS; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; ESTROUS CYCLE; FEMALE; LIPID PEROXIDATION; MOTOR ACTIVITY; OXIDATIVE STRESS; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; SWIMMING; THIOCTIC ACID; TIME FACTORS; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

EID: 80054039375     PISSN: 17155312     EISSN: 17155320     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/h11-074     Document Type: Article

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