TY - BOOK AU - Stocchi,Vilberto AU - De Feo,Pierpaolo AU - Hood,David A. TI - The role of physical exercise in preventing disease and improving the quality of life SN - 9788847003750 (hbk.) AV - QP301 .R64 2007 U1 - 612/.044 22 PY - 2007/// CY - Milan, New York PB - Springer KW - Exercise KW - Physiological aspects KW - physiology KW - Preventive Medicine KW - methods KW - Quality of Life N1 - 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 UR - http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0824/2007926432-d.html UR - http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0824/2007926432-t.html UR - http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0824/2007926432-b.html ER -