Effects of Aging, Long-Term and Lifelong Exercise on the Urinary Metabolic Footprint of Rats.
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SUBMITTER: Tzimou A
PROVIDER: S-EPMC7760742 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Nov
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Effects of Aging, Long-Term and Lifelong Exercise on the Urinary Metabolic Footprint of Rats.
Tzimou Anastasia A Nikolaidis Stefanos S Begou Olga O Siopi Aikaterina A Deda Olga O Taitzoglou Ioannis I Theodoridis Georgios G Mougios Vassilis V
Metabolites 20201125 12
Life expectancy has risen in the past decades, resulting in an increase in the number of aged individuals. Exercise remains one of the most cost-effective treatments against disease and the physical consequences of aging. The purpose of this research was to investigate the effects of aging, long-term and lifelong exercise on the rat urinary metabolome. Thirty-six male Wistar rats were divided into four equal groups: exercise from 3 to 12 months of age (A), lifelong exercise from 3 to 21 months o ...[more]
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