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American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, Vol 39, 402-409, Copyright © 1984 by The American Society for Clinical Nutrition, Inc

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Influence of exercise training on tissue chromium concentrations in the rat

AL Vallerand, JP Cuerrier, D Shapcott, RJ Vallerand and PF Gardiner

This study reports on the effects of exercise training on the chromium concentrations in the heart, liver, kidney, and gastrocnemius muscle of normal Sprague-Dawley rats. A pair-fed (to the trained rats' intake) and a preexperimental group were also studied in order to control food intake and to ascertain any age-related influence on tissue chromium levels, respectively. Four groups of animals were examined: exercise- trained, pair-fed, preexperimental, and sedentary control. Chromium determination was performed by flameless atomic absorption spectrophotometry. The results from this study show that exercise training increases while pair-feeding and normal aging both decrease chromium levels in tissues. It is suggested that the male Sprague- Dawley rat adapts to exercise training by enhancing tissue levels of chromium or by simply maintaining the high levels of the element found at a younger age.




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