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ArticleJournal of physical therapy science2016

Prior swimming exercise favors muscle recovery in adult female rats after joint immobilization.

Ana Claudia Petrini, Douglas Massoni Ramos, Luana Gomes de Oliveira, Carlos Alberto da Silva, Adriana Pertille

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Article in Journal of physical therapy science, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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6citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
0.8field-weighted citation impact, top 28% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

6 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 9 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Ana Claudia PetriniGraduate Program in Physiotherapy, Methodist University of Piracicaba, UNIMEP, Brazil.
Douglas Massoni RamosLaboratory of Neuromuscular Plasticity, Graduate Program in Science of Human Movement, Methodist University of Piracicaba, UNIMEP, Brazil.
Luana Gomes de OliveiraLaboratory of Neuromuscular Plasticity, Graduate Program in Science of Human Movement, Methodist University of Piracicaba, UNIMEP, Brazil.
Carlos Alberto da SilvaGraduate Program in Physiotherapy, Methodist University of Piracicaba, UNIMEP, Brazil; Laboratory of Neuromuscular Plasticity, Graduate Program in Science of Human Movement, Methodist University of Piracicaba, UNIMEP, Brazil.
Adriana PertilleGraduate Program in Physiotherapy, Methodist University of Piracicaba, UNIMEP, Brazil; Laboratory of Neuromuscular Plasticity, Graduate Program in Science of Human Movement, Methodist University of Piracicaba, UNIMEP, Brazil.
Methodist University of Piracicaba · BR

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

[Purpose] To evaluate the efficacy of pre-exercise on immobilization and subsequent recovery of white gastrocnemius (WG) and soleus (SOL) muscles of female rats. [Subjects and Methods] Thirty, 8-month-old, female Wistar rats were randomly and evenly allocated to six groups: sedentary (S); immobilized sedentary (IS); immobilized/rehabilitated sedentary (IRS); trained (T); immobilized trained (IT); and immobilized/rehabilitated trained (IRT). For four months, T, IT and IRT group animals performed swimming exercise (three sessions per week, 60 minutes per session), while S, IS and IRS groups animals remained housed in cages. After this period, the left hindlimb of the animals from the IS, IRS, IT and IRT groups was immobilized for five days, with the ankle at 90°. After removal of the orthosis, animals from the IRS and IRT groups followed a rehabilitation program based on swimming (five sessions per week, 60 minutes per session) for two weeks. [Results] Immobilization significantly reduced the cross-sectional area of the white gastrocnemius muscle; no changes were observed in the soleus muscles of the trained animals. Transforming growth factor-β1 protein levels were similar among the trained groups. [Conclusion] Prior swimming prevents hypotrophy of the soleus muscle after immobilization, and protein levels reflected the adaptive capacity of the skeletal muscle.

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ExerciseImmobilizationSkeletal muscle

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PMID27512267
PMCPMC4968509
OpenAlexW2493890947

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