Effects of short-term swimming exercise on bone mineral density, geometry, and microstructural properties in sham and ovariectomized rats

• Main Authors: Foong Kiew Ooi (Author), Wan Mohd Norsyam (Author), Asok Kumar Ghosh (Author), Siti Amrah Sulaiman (Author), Chee Keong Chen (Author), Leung-kim Hung (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Elsevier, 2014-12-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Little information exists about the effects of swimming exercise on bone health in ovariectomized animals with estrogen deficiency, which resembles the postmenopausal state and age-related bone loss in humans. This study investigated the effects of swimming exercise on tibia and femur bone mineral d...