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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.).

Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublication details: Milan ; New York : Springer, c2007.Description: xvi, 221 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 25 cmISBN:
  • 9788847003750 (hbk.)
  • 884700375X (hbk.)
  • 9788847003767 (e-ISBN)
  • 8847003768 (e-ISBN)
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 612/.044 22
LOC classification:
  • QP301 .R64 2007
NLM classification:
  • 2007 I-843
  • QT 255
Online resources:
Contents:
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.
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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.

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