Browsing by Subject "frailty"
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The association between sedentary behaviour, moderate-vigorous physical activity and frailty
(2014-08-25)This thesis examined the association between sedentary behaviour, moderate-vigorous intensity activity (MVPA) and frailty using cross-sectional data in 50+year olds from the 2003-2006 National Health and Nutrition Examination ... -
The Impact of Age and Frailty on the Fischer-344 Rat Heart
The purpose of this study was to develop a frailty index (FI) for rats, and characterize the impact of age and frailty on cardiac parameters at baseline and following cardioplegic arrest. Data on survival and 45 variables ... -
Influence of ACE inhibitors on frailty, cardiac contractile function and calcium homeostasis in middle-aged male and female mice
Angiotensin Converting Enzyme (ACE) inhibitors were chronically administered to middle-aged male and female mice to determine whether treatment with ACE inhibitors attenuates frailty and whether this is accompanied by ... -
Influence of Age and Frailty on Intestinal and Hepatic Bile Acid Transport in Male C57BL/6 Mice
Bile acids regulate their own synthesis as well as glucose and lipid metabolism. Bile acid homeostasis is maintained in part by enterohepatic circulation, which requires the concerted activity of multiple transporters, ...
