Treadmill Exercise Alleviates Aging-induced Apoptosis in Rat Cardiac Myocytes

Background: The incidence and prevalence of heart failure increases with age. Cardiomyocyte apoptosis contributes to the pathogenesis of heart failure. In the end-stage of human heart failure, increased cardiomyocyte apoptosis is observed. Exercise training is one of the nonpharmacological treatment...

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Main Authors: Il-Gyu Ko, Sung-Eun Kim, Chang-Ju Kim, Yong-Seok Jee
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Taiwan Society of Geriatric Emergency and Critical Medicine (TSGECM) 2013-09-01
Series:International Journal of Gerontology
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1873959813000021