Treadmill Exercise Induces Hippocampal Astroglial Alterations in Rats

Physical exercise effects on brain health and cognitive performance have been described. Synaptic remodeling in hippocampus induced by physical exercise has been described in animal models, but the underlying mechanisms remain poorly understood. Changes in astrocytes, the glial cells involved in syn...

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Main Authors: Caren Bernardi, Ana Carolina Tramontina, Patrícia Nardin, Regina Biasibetti, Ana Paula Costa, Adriana Fernanda Vizueti, Cristiane Batassini, Lucas Silva Tortorelli, Krista Minéia Wartchow, Márcio Ferreira Dutra, Larissa Bobermin, Patrícia Sesterheim, André Quincozes-Santos, Jaqueline de Souza, Carlos Alberto Gonçalves
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2013-01-01
Series:Neural Plasticity
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2013/709732