From the closing abstract passage
“The uphill treadmill HIIT exercise sessions were well tolerated by aged mice and led to performance gains, improvement in underlying muscle physiology, and reduction…”
A short excerpt, not the complete finding. Read the linked abstract for the comparison, measurements and context.
What this cannot establish
This animal research does not establish a training prescription for people.
Publication details
- Record
- PubMed 28633487
- Publication types
- Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
- Indexed subjects
- Muscle, Skeletal · Mitochondria, Muscle · Mice, Inbred C57BL · Mice · Absorptiometry, Photon
- Source record checked
- 2026-10-16
Publication type and subject indexing describe the record; they are not a quality grade or proof of a benefit. An abstract does not replace a review of the full methods and results.
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