Impact of Long-Term Swimming Exercise on Rat Femur Bone Quality

Considering the conflicting evidence regarding the potential long-term detrimental effect of swimming during growth on femur quality and fracture risk, our aim was to investigate the effect of eight months of swimming on femur quality. Twenty male eight-week-old <i>Wistar</i> rats were a...

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Main Authors: Laura Freitas, Andrea Bezerra, Ana Resende-Coelho, Maria Gomez-Lazaro, Leonardo Maciel, Tânia Amorim, Ricardo J. Fernandes, Hélder Fonseca
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2023-12-01
Series:Biomedicines
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2227-9059/12/1/35