Role of swimming on muscle PGC-1α, FNDC5 mRNA, and assessment of serum omentin, adropin, and irisin in high carbohydrate high fat (HCHF) diet induced obesity in rats

Abstract Background Exercise benefits a variety of organ systems in mammals, and some of the best recognized effects of exercise on muscle are mediated by the transcriptional peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor gamma co-activator 1-α (PGC-1α). The regulatory effect of swimming on muscle PGC-1...

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Main Authors: Ehsan Badawy, Nabila A. El-laithy, Safaa M. Morsy, Magdi N. Ashour, Tahany R. Elias, Mahmoud M. Masoud, Omnia Aly
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SpringerOpen 2020-09-01
Series:Egyptian Journal of Medical Human Genetics
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s43042-020-00080-6