Vitamin D is associated with metabotropic but not neurotrophic effects of exercise in ovariectomized rats

Abstract Purpose Here, we studied the beneficial effects of aerobic exercise on metabolic syndrome components, cognitive performance, brain derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) and irisin in ovariectomized rats with different serum vitamin D (Vit D) status. Methods Eighty female wistar rats were divid...

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Main Authors: Parvin Babaei, Samaneh Ghorbani Shirkouhi, Rastegar Hosseini, Bahram Soltani Tehrani
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2017-11-01
Series:Diabetology & Metabolic Syndrome
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13098-017-0288-z