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Exercise preconditioning attenuates hind limb unloading-induced gastrocnemius muscle atrophy possibly via the

Toshinori Yoshihara1, Takamasa Tsuzuki2, Shuo-Wen Chang1

  • 1Graduate School of Health and Sports Science, Juntendo University, 1-1 Hirakagakuendai, Inzai, Chiba 270-1695, Japan.

Experimental Gerontology
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Keywords:
Aged skeletal muscleExercise preconditioningGrowth arrest and DNA damage-inducible 45αHindlimb unloadingHistone deacetylase 4

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