Research Article
Daily Oxygen/O3 Treatment Reduces Muscular Fatigue and Improves Cardiac Performance in Rats Subjected to Prolonged High Intensity Physical Exercise
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Quantitative determination of creatine phosphokinase (CPK) and troponin I (TnI) levels in cardiac and gastrocnemius tissues. The determination of CPK and TnI concentration (μM) (-axis) has been carried out through ELISA test in heart (a, c) and gastrocnemius tissues (b, d) of all the experimental groups. The levels of CPK and TnI decreased in rats undergoing ozone treatment at the dose of 150 μg/kg (ET + O2/O3 150) and more effectively at the dose of 300 μg/kg (ET + O2/O3 300) both in cardiac and gastrocnemius tissues. Significant differences with respect to ET + O2 are shown as and . ET = exercise trained rats running on treadmill.
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