Biomechanical and Structural Parameters of Tendons in Rats Subjected to Swimming Exercise
| Autor: | R. T. B. da Silva, K. D. Santos de Lira, Márcio Almeida Bezerra, Marcos Paulo Galdino Coutinho, Sílvia Regina Arruda de Moraes, G. N. de Mesquita, M. F. H. B. Inácio Teixeira, A. K. de Brito Nascimento, Karyne Albino Novaes |
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| Rok vydání: | 2013 |
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Achilles tendon Swimming exercise business.industry Biomechanics Physical Therapy Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation Anatomy Achilles Tendon Biomechanical Phenomena Rats Tendon medicine.anatomical_structure Physical Conditioning Animal Animals Medicine Orthopedics and Sports Medicine Statistical analysis Calcaneus Rats Wistar Cage business Swimming |
| Zdroj: | International Journal of Sports Medicine. 34:1070-1073 |
| ISSN: | 1439-3964 0172-4622 |
| DOI: | 10.1055/s-0033-1345130 |
| Popis: | The aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of swimming exercise, without overloading, on the biomechanical parameters of the calcaneal tendon of rats. 27 male Wistar rats (70 days) were distributed randomly into 2 groups, Control Group (CG; n=15) with restricted movements inside the cage and Swimming Group (SG; n=12), subjected to exercise training in a tank with a water temperature of 30±1°C, for 1 h/day, 5 days/week for 8 weeks. All animals were kept in a reversed light/dark cycle of 12 h with access to food and water ad libitum. After that, they were anesthetized and had their calcaneus tendons collected from their left rear paws. The tendon was submitted to a mechanical test on a conventional test machine. From the stress vs. strain curve, the biomechanical data were analyzed. For the statistical analysis, the Student-T test was used (p |
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