A Program of Moderate Physical Training for Wistar Rats Based on Maximal Oxygen Consumption

• Published in: Journal of strength and conditioning research Vol. 21; no. 3; pp. 751 - 756
• Main Authors: Leandro, Carol Góis, Levada, Adriana Cristina, Hirabara, Sandro Massao, Manhães-de-Castro, Raul, De-Castro, Célia Barbosa, Curi, Rui, Pithon-Curi, Tânia Cristina
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Lippincott Williams & Wilkins Ovid Technologies 01.08.2007
• Subjects: Analysis of Variance; Animals; Citrate (si)-Synthase - metabolism; Exercise; Human subjects; Laboratory animals; Male; Metabolic disorders; Muscle, Skeletal - enzymology; Muscle, Skeletal - physiology; Oxygen Consumption - physiology; Physical Conditioning, Animal - methods; Physical fitness; Protocol; Random Allocation; Rats; Rats, Wistar; Rodents; Running - physiology; Sports training; Studies

Moderate physical training is often associated with improved cardiorespiratory fitness in athletes and the general population. In animals, studies are designed to investigate basic physiology that could be invasive and uncomfortable for humans. The standardization of an exercise training protocol fo...