Acute strength exercise and the involvement of small or large muscle mass on plasma brain-derived neurotrophic factor levels

OBJECTIVE: Blood neurotrophins, such as the brain-derived neurotrophic factor, are considered to be of great importance in mediating the benefits of physical exercise. In this study, the effect of acute strength exercise and the involvement of small versus large muscle mass on the levels of plasma b...

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Main Authors: Paulo Roberto Correia, Aline Pansani, Felipe Machado, Marilia Andrade, Antonio Carlos da Silva, Fulvio Alexandre Scorza, Esper Abrão Cavalheiro, Ricardo Mario Arida
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Faculdade de Medicina / USP 2010-01-01
Series:Clinics
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1807-59322010001100012