Swimming exercise reverses aging-related contractile abnormalities of female heart by improving structural alterations

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Ozturk N., Olgar Y., ER H., KÜÇÜK M., ÖZDEMİR S.

CARDIOLOGY JOURNAL, vol.24, no.1, pp.85-93, 2017 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 24 Issue: 1
  • Publication Date: 2017
  • Doi Number: 10.5603/cj.a2016.0069
  • Journal Name: CARDIOLOGY JOURNAL
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.85-93
  • Keywords: aging, swimming exercise, myocardial structure, oxidative stress, female heart, RAT VENTRICULAR MYOCYTES, AGE-ASSOCIATED CHANGES, CARDIAC MYOCYTES, DYSFUNCTION, CARDIOMYOCYTE, MITOCHONDRIA, TRANSIENTS, APOPTOSIS, CURRENTS, NOX4
  • Akdeniz University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Background: The objective of this study was to examine the effect of swimming exercise on aging-related Ca2+ handling alterations and structural abnormalities of female rat heart.