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. 2021 Apr 1;49(2):67-76.
doi: 10.1249/JES.0000000000000250.

Exercise Is Muscle Mitochondrial Medicine

Ashley N Oliveira  1 , Brandon J Richards, Mikhaela Slavin, David A Hood
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Exercise Is Muscle Mitochondrial Medicine

Ashley N Oliveira et al. Exerc Sport Sci Rev. .

Abstract

Exercise stimulates the biogenesis of mitochondria in muscle. Some literature supports the use of pharmaceuticals to enhance mitochondria as a substitute for exercise. We provide evidence that exercise rejuvenates mitochondrial function, thereby augmenting muscle health with age, in disease, and in the absence of cellular regulators. This illustrates the power of exercise to act as mitochondrial medicine in muscle.

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