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- Title
Improvements in skeletal muscle strength and cardiac function induced by resveratrol during exercise training contribute to enhanced exercise performance in rats.
- Authors
Dolinsky, Vernon W.; Jones, Kelvin E.; Sidhu, Robinder S.; Haykowsky, Mark; Czubryt, Michael P.; Gordon, Tessa; Dyck, Jason R. B.
- Abstract
Key points Resveratrol, an antioxidant found in red wine, has beneficial effects on cardiac and skeletal muscle function, similar to the effects of endurance exercise training., Combining resveratrol supplementation with exercise training augments the beneficial effects of exercise alone., We show that endurance capacity is enhanced in rats whose diet includes resveratrol during a 12 week endurance-training programme., Increased endurance was associated with increases in skeletal muscle force, cardiac function, and oxidative metabolism., Our results establish that resveratrol is an effective ergogenic aid that enhances exercise performance over exercise alone.
- Subjects
RESVERATROL; RED wines; MUSCLES; EXERCISE physiology; LABORATORY mice; CARDIOVASCULAR fitness; METABOLISM
- Publication
Journal of Physiology, 2012, Vol 590, Issue 11, p2783
- ISSN
0022-3751
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1113/jphysiol.2012.230490