Forced mild physical training improves blood volume in the motor and hippocampal cortex of old mice

Journal of Nutrition, Health and Aging

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 178-183

  Mariotti, R ^a   Fattoretti, P ^b   Malatesta, M ^a   Nicolato, E ^a   Sandri, M ^a   Zancanaro, Carlo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VERONA   (Italy)

^b INRCA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Magnetic resonance imaging; Testosterone; Treadmill

Indexed keywords

SUPERPARAMAGNETIC IRON OXIDE; TESTOSTERONE; WATER;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BRAIN BLOOD VOLUME; COGNITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORTICAL THICKNESS (BRAIN); DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING EQUIPMENT; EXERCISE; HEMODYNAMICS; HIPPOCAMPUS; HORIZONTAL MAGNET; MALE; MILD FORCED PHYSICAL TRAINING; MOTOR CORTEX; MOUSE; MOVEMENT (PHYSIOLOGY); NONHUMAN; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE SCANNER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RELAXATION TIME; SENESCENCE; TREADMILL EXERCISE; VELOCITY; WATER SUPPLY; ANIMAL; BAGG ALBINO MOUSE; BLOOD VOLUME; EVALUATION STUDY; EXERCISE TEST; FEMALE; HUMAN; PHYSIOLOGY; REST; VASCULARIZATION;

ANIMALS; BLOOD VOLUME; COGNITION; EVALUATION STUDIES AS TOPIC; EXERCISE TEST; FEMALE; HIPPOCAMPUS; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MICE; MICE, INBRED BALB C; PHYSICAL CONDITIONING, ANIMAL; REST; TESTOSTERONE;

EID: 84898996916     PISSN: 12797707     EISSN: 17604788     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12603-013-0384-1     Document Type: Article

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