MITOCHONDRIAL AND METABOLIC GENE EXPRESSION IN THE AGED RAT HEART

Aging is associated with a decline in cardiac function. Exercise intervention has been suggested as a way to improve this decrement. Age-related decline in cardiac function is associated with decreases in fatty acid oxidation, mitochondrial function and AMP-activated protein kinase (AMPK) activity....

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Main Authors: Gregory P Barton, Joseph J Sepe, Susan H McKiernan, Judd M Aiken, Gary M Diffee
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2016-08-01
Series:Frontiers in Physiology
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Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fphys.2016.00352/full