METABOLIC ADAPTATION TO INACTIVE LIFESTYLE: FROM MUSCLE ATROPHY TO CARDIOVASCULAR RISK

Inactivity is known to principally induce muscle atrophy, determined by unbalanced protein synthesis and degradation and to enhance general cardiovascular risk. In parallel, unloading can upregulate whole body oxidative stress and the action of antioxidant factors, as physiological response. This al...

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Main Authors: Francesco Agostini, Sara Mazzucco, Gianni Biolo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: ANNALES ZRS, Scientific Publishing House of ZRS Koper 2015-04-01
Series:Annales Kinesiologiae
Online Access:http://ojs.zrs-kp.si/index.php/AK/article/view/42