Increasing Muscle Mass Improves Vascular Function in Obese ( db/db ) Mice
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Increasing Muscle Mass Improves Vascular Function in Obese (db/db) Mice
BACKGROUND A sedentary lifestyle is an independent risk factor for cardiovascular disease and exercise has been shown to ameliorate this risk. Inactivity is associated with a loss of muscle mass, which is also reversed with isometric exercise training. The relationship between muscle mass and vascular function is poorly defined. The aims of the current study were to determine whether increasing...
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of the American Heart Association
سال: 2014
ISSN: 2047-9980,2047-9980
DOI: 10.1161/jaha.114.000854