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Different Short-Term Mild Exercise Modalities Lead to Differential Effects on Body Composition in Healthy Prepubertal Male Rats
Joint Authors
Vickers, Mark H.
Sontam, D. M.
O’Sullivan, J. M.
Firth, E. C.
Watson, Maureen
Source
Issue
Vol. 2015, Issue 2015 (31 Dec. 2015), pp.1-9, 9 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2015-01-28
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
9
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Physical activity has a vital role in regulating and improving bone strength.
Responsiveness of bone mass to exercise is age dependent with the prepubertal period suggested to be the most effective stage for interventions.
There is a paucity of data on the effects of exercise on bone architecture and body composition when studied within the prepubertal period.
We examined the effect of two forms of low-impact exercise on prepubertal changes in body composition and bone architecture.
Weanling male rats were assigned to control (CON), bipedal stance (BPS), or wheel exercise (WEX) groups for 15 days until the onset of puberty.
Distance travelled via WEX was recorded, food intake measured, and body composition quantified.
Trabecular and cortical microarchitecture of the femur were determined by microcomputed tomography.
WEX led to a higher lean mass and reduced fat mass compared to CON.
WEX animals had greater femoral cortical cross-sectional thickness and closed porosity compared to CON.
The different exercise modalities had no effect on body weight or food intake, but WEX significantly altered body composition and femoral microarchitecture.
These data suggest that short-term mild voluntary exercise in normal prepubertal rats can alter body composition dependent upon the exercise modality.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Sontam, D. M.& Vickers, Mark H.& O’Sullivan, J. M.& Watson, Maureen& Firth, E. C.. 2015. Different Short-Term Mild Exercise Modalities Lead to Differential Effects on Body Composition in Healthy Prepubertal Male Rats. BioMed Research International،Vol. 2015, no. 2015, pp.1-9.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
Sontam, D. M.…[et al.]. Different Short-Term Mild Exercise Modalities Lead to Differential Effects on Body Composition in Healthy Prepubertal Male Rats. BioMed Research International No. 2015 (2015), pp.1-9.
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American Medical Association (AMA)
Sontam, D. M.& Vickers, Mark H.& O’Sullivan, J. M.& Watson, Maureen& Firth, E. C.. Different Short-Term Mild Exercise Modalities Lead to Differential Effects on Body Composition in Healthy Prepubertal Male Rats. BioMed Research International. 2015. Vol. 2015, no. 2015, pp.1-9.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1055353
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1055353