Can the Sutherlandia herb or resistance exercise reverse the stress inducing effects of a mild-intermittent stress procedure
Date
2006-03
Authors
Neethling, Ian Garth
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Stellenbosch : University of Stellenbosch
Abstract
This study aimed to assess the effect of mild psychological stress in male Wistar rats using incremental, intermittent stress on parameters of atrophy, including body mass, soleus and extensor digitorum longus (EDL) muscle mass, and mechanisms possibly contributing to atrophy. Serum corticosterone concentrations, 20s proteasome activity, glutamine synthetase (GS) and tyrosine amino-transferase (TAT) activities were determined. I also assessed whether Sutherlandia (Su) or resistance exercise was able to reverse the effects of stress on any of these parameters.
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Thesis (MSc (Physiological Sciences))--University of Stellenbosch, 2006.
Keywords
Dissertations -- Physiology (Human and animal), Theses -- Physiology (Human and animal), Stress (Psychology) -- Physiological aspects, Isometric exercise -- Physiological aspects, Medicinal plants -- South Africa, Muscles -- Physiology, Sutherlandia frutescens -- Physiological effect