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. 2008 Aug;8(2):96-8.
doi: 10.1016/j.cmet.2008.07.004.

Can exercise mimetics substitute for exercise?

Erik A Richter  1 , Bente Kiens, Jørgen F P Wojtaszewski
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Can exercise mimetics substitute for exercise?

Erik A Richter et al. Cell Metab. 2008 Aug.
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Abstract

Exercise leads to changes in muscle phenotype with important implications for exercise performance and health. A recent paper in Cell by Narkar et al. (2008) shows that many of the adaptations in muscle phenotype elicited by exercise can be mimicked by genetic manipulation and drug treatment in mice.

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