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The role of physical exercise in preventing disease and improving the quality of life / Vilberto Stocchi, Pierpaolo de Feo, David A. Hood (eds.). - Milan ; New York : Springer, c2007. - xvi, 221 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 25 cm.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Cellular and molecular mechanisms of skeletal muscle plasticity -- Physical inactivity is the main cause of the metabolic syndrome -- Exercise-induced mitochondrial biogenesis in skeletal muscle -- Genetic vs. acquired fitness: cardiomyocyte adaptations -- Molecular modifications induced by physical exercise: a significant role in disease prevention -- The contribution of reactive oxygen species in sarcopenia and muscle aging -- Mitochondria: the dark side -- Mitochondrial pathogenesis of myopathies due to collagen VI mutations -- Mitochondria in cell life and death -- Evaluation of nutritional state in individuals that practice fitness -- Physical exercise of the prevention and treatment of obesity -- Techniques for assessing the quality of life with a particular emphasis on physical exercise -- Effects of physical exercise on the quality of life of indivduals with diabetes and obesity -- A longitudinal investigation of physical activity and health behaviors in Italian university students.

ISBN: 9788847003750 (hbk.) 884700375X (hbk.) 9788847003767 (e-ISBN) 8847003768 (e-ISBN)

LCCN: 2007926432

Nat. Bib. No.: GBA737933 bnb

Nat. Bib. Agency Control No.: 101314911 DNLM 013747096 Uk

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Exercise--Physiological aspects.
Exercise--physiology.
Preventive Medicine--methods.
Quality of Life.

LC Class. No.: QP301 / .R64 2007

Dewey Class. No.: 612/.044

National Library of Medicine Call No.: 2007 I-843 QT 255 / R745 2007