Six rats were subjected to a series of five electro-convulsive shocks. Their brain extracts were injected intraperitoneally into six other rats trained to perform a short term memory task. They showed a significant short term memory impairment after twentyfour hours and fortyeight hours and also, a difficulty in learning the task. The controls which consisted of rats injected with brain extract...

BACKGROUND The loss of muscle mass is associated with aging. The aim of this study was to determine the effects of resistance training and detraining on muscle mass in elderly women. METHODS Twenty post-menopausal women aged ≥50 years old were enrolled. Matching for age, they were randomly assigned into control and resistance training group (RT). The intervention consisted of three sets of 10...

OBJECTIVES The purpose of this research was to evaluate the impact of athletic training and, in particular, physical deconditioning, on frequent and/or complex ventricular tachyarrhythmias assessed by 24-h ambulatory (Holter) electrocardiogram (ECG). BACKGROUND Sudden deaths in athletes are usually mediated by ventricular tachyarrhythmias. METHODS Twenty-four hour ambulatory ECGs were recor...

despite the preventative and therapeutic effects of regular exercise, exhaustive exercise may be harmful to health. the present study aimed to determine the protective effect of endurance training and cinnamon bark extract (cbe) supplementation on oxidative responses induced by an exhaustive exercise schedule in rats. the rats were randomly divided into the following five groups of 6; control s...

Introduction: The current study aimed at investigating the role of Nitric Oxide (NO) in the maintenance of anxiety and depression induced by stress in male Wistar rats using intra-Basolateral Amygdala (BLA) injection of NO precursor, L-arginine, Nitric Oxide Synthase (NOS) inhibitor, and L-NAME.  Methods: Two 23-gauge stainless steel cannulas were placed in the BLA, stereotaxically. Seven days...

Changes in an athlete's physiological and health metabolic profiles after detraining have not been studied in elite Taekwondo (TKD) athletes. To enable a better understanding of these physiological changes to training cessation, this study examined the effects of 8-weeks detraining on the aerobic capacity, body composition, inflammatory status and health metabolic profile in elite TKD athletes....

BACKGROUND The purpose of this study is to assess the combined exercise programs (12 weeks' physical exercise training, resistance and aerobic) and 6 weeks' detraining on the correlation of metabolic syndrome (MS) markers and plasma adiponectin level in two groups. METHODS Participants were divided into two groups [physical exercise training group (EG, n = 8) and control group (CG, n = 7)]. T...

The effects of endurance training on the water compartments and the cardiovascular system were determined in 10 elderly subjects [age 62 +/- 2 yr, pretraining maximal oxygen consumption (VO2 max)/kg = 25 +/- 2 ml . min-1 . kg-1 body wt]. They trained on a cycloergometer 3 times/wk for 16 wk (50-80% VO2 max, then 80-85% VO2 max). They were checked at 8 wk, 16 wk, and 4 mo after detraining. Train...

reelin is an extracellular matrix neuroprotein which plays important roles during development and maturation of cerebellum. in the postnatal cerebellum, reelin is synthesized by cerebellar granule cells and secreted to extracellular matrix. this secreted protein modulates adult synaptic function, neurotransmitter release and regulates plasticity. exercise has beneficial effects on central nervo...