Exercise-training in young Drosophila melanogaster reduces age-related decline in mobility and cardiac performance.
Declining mobility is a major concern, as well as a major source of health care costs, among the elderly population. Lack of mobility is a primary cause of entry into managed care facilities, and a contributing factor to the frequency of damaging falls. Exercise-based therapies have shown great prom...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Public Library of Science (PLoS)
2009-06-01
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| Series: | PLoS ONE |
| Online Access: | http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC2691613?pdf=render |