ARTICLESChronic exercise prevents characteristic age-related changes in rat cardiac contractionH. A. Spurgeon, M. F. Steinbach, and E. G. LakattaH. A. Spurgeon, M. F. Steinbach, and E. G. LakattaPublished Online:01 Apr 1983https://doi.org/10.1152/ajpheart.1983.244.4.H513MoreSectionsPDF (1 MB)Download PDF ToolsExport citationAdd to favoritesGet permissionsTrack citations ShareShare onFacebookTwitterLinkedInEmailWeChat Previous Back to Top Next Download PDF FiguresReferencesRelatedInformationCited ByA Handful of Details to Ensure the Experimental Reproducibility on the FORCED Running Wheel in Rodents: A Systematic Review10 May 2021 | Frontiers in Endocrinology, Vol. 12Moderate Intensity, but Not High Intensity, Treadmill Exercise Training Alters Power Output Properties in Myocardium From Aged Rats25 July 2012 | The Journals of Gerontology Series A: Biological Sciences and Medical Sciences, Vol. 67, No. 11Exercise training and β-blocker treatment ameliorate age-dependent impairment of β-adrenergic receptor signaling and enhance cardiac responsiveness to adrenergic stimulationDario Leosco, Giuseppe Rengo, Guido Iaccarino, Amelia Filippelli, Anastasios Lymperopoulos, Carmela Zincarelli, Francesca Fortunato, Luca Golino, Massimo Marchese, Giovanni Esposito, Antonio Rapacciuolo, Barbara Rinaldi, Nicola Ferrara, Walter J. Koch, and Franco Rengo1 September 2007 | American Journal of Physiology-Heart and Circulatory Physiology, Vol. 293, No. 3Diastolic Dysfunction: Pathophysiology, Clinical Features, and TreatmentLeft ventricular diastolic filling and systolic function of young and older trained and untrained menJames C. Baldi, Kendra McFarlane, Helen C. Oxenham, Gillian A. Whalley, Helen J. Walsh, and Robert N. Doughty1 December 2003 | Journal of Applied Physiology, Vol. 95, No. 6Influence of age and run training on cardiac Na+/Ca2+ exchangeLisa C. Mace, Bradley M. Palmer, David A. Brown, Korinne N. Jew, Joshua M. Lynch, Jason M. Glunt, Todd A. Parsons, Joseph Y. Cheung, and Russell L. Moore1 November 2003 | Journal of Applied Physiology, Vol. 95, No. 5Exercise restores β-adrenergic vasorelaxation in aged rat carotid arteriesDario Leosco*, Guido Iaccarino*, Ersilia Cipolletta, Domenico De Santis, Eliana Pisani, Valentina Trimarco, Nicola Ferrara, Pasquale Abete, Daniela Sorriento, Franco Rengo, and Bruno Trimarco1 July 2003 | American Journal of Physiology-Heart and Circulatory Physiology, Vol. 285, No. 1Diastolic Dysfunction: Pathophysiology, Clinical Features, and TreatmentAdaptations in β-adrenergic cardiovascular responses to training in older womenRobert J. Spina, Saima Rashid, Victor G. Dávila-Román, and Ali A. Ehsani1 December 2000 | Journal of Applied Physiology, Vol. 89, No. 6β-Adrenergic-mediated improvement in left ventricular function by exercise training in older menRobert J. Spina, Michael J. Turner, and Ali A. Ehsani1 February 1998 | American Journal of Physiology-Heart and Circulatory Physiology, Vol. 274, No. 2Alterations in myocardial signal transduction due to aging and chronic dynamic exerciseDavid A. Roth, Cynthia D. White, Deborah A. Podolin, and Robert S. Mazzeo1 January 1998 | Journal of Applied Physiology, Vol. 84, No. 1Exercise training improves lusitropy by isoproterenol in papillary muscles from aged ratsGeorge E. Taffet, Lloyd A. Michael, and Charlotte A. Tate1 October 1996 | Journal of Applied Physiology, Vol. 81, No. 4Aging of the Adult HeartAging of the Adult HeartDissociation of hypertrophy and altered function in senescent rat myocardium More from this issue > Volume 244Issue 4April 1983Pages H513-H518 Copyright & PermissionsCopyright © 1983 the American Physiological Societyhttps://doi.org/10.1152/ajpheart.1983.244.4.H513PubMed6837753History Published online 1 April 1983 Published in print 1 April 1983 Metrics