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Energy expenditure in rats bred for response to exercise training

Bachir, Kelsey Nawal

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2013, BS, Kent State University, College of Arts and Sciences / Department of Biological Sciences.
Individual response to exercise training is important to human health as exercise training can result in increased aerobic capacity, which is associated with longevity. Individuals that experience little or no increase in aerobic capacity can be exposed to increased health risks and high mortality rates. Female rats selectively bred for high and low response to exercise training were observed in this study. Half of the rats received training while the other half remained in an untrained state. It was predicted that the high responders to exercise training would have high energy expenditure and physical activity, with the trained rats exhibiting even higher physical activity. The low responders were observed to have higher energy expenditure than the high responders, which was a result of having larger body weight and size. Higher activity levels were observed in the low responders, with no significant effect of training. The low responders that were exposed to training had less body fat than in the untrained state, while a trend towards the opposite was observed with the high responders. While the initial hypothesis was not supported, the observed results indicate potential beneficial metabolic effects to training in low responders, and must be explored further.
Colleen Novak, Dr. (Advisor)
38 p.

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  • Bachir, K. N. (2013). Energy expenditure in rats bred for response to exercise training [Undergraduate thesis, Kent State University]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ksuhonors1376672737

    APA Style (7th edition)

  • Bachir, Kelsey. Energy expenditure in rats bred for response to exercise training. 2013. Kent State University, Undergraduate thesis. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ksuhonors1376672737.

    MLA Style (8th edition)

  • Bachir, Kelsey. "Energy expenditure in rats bred for response to exercise training." Undergraduate thesis, Kent State University, 2013. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ksuhonors1376672737

    Chicago Manual of Style (17th edition)