Ginseng administration protects skeletal muscle from oxidative stress induced by acute exercise in rats

Enzymatic activity was analyzed in the soleus, gastrocnemius (red and white) and plantaris muscles of acutely exercised rats after long-term administration of Panax ginseng extract in order to evaluate the protective role of ginseng against skeletal muscle oxidation. Ginseng extract (3, 10, 100, or...

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Main Author: Voces,J. (author)
Other Authors: Cabral de Oliveira,A.C. (author), Prieto,J.G. (author), Vila,L. (author), Perez,A.C. (author), Duarte,I.D.G. (author), Alvarez,A.I. (author)
Format: article
Language:eng
Published: 2004
Subjects:
Panax ginseng
Exercise
Free radicals
Lipid peroxidation
Glutathione status
Mitochondria
Online Access:http://old.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0100-879X2004001200012
Country:Brazil
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