Abstract
We evaluated training adaptations by 18 baboons (Papio cynocephalus anubis) to low and moderate quadrupedal walking exercise on a motorized treadmill. Moderate training produced 47% increases in lactate threshold, 63% increases in muscle citrate synthetase activity, increases in percentage of Type IIc muscle fibers, and reduced plasma insulin concentrations. Low training produced only reduced plasma insulin concentrations. Our results indicate that the baboon response to exercise training was similar to that of Homo sapiens, and dependent on exercise intensity. 1994 Munksgaard
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 442-449 |
Number of pages | 8 |
Journal | Journal of medical primatology |
Volume | 23 |
Issue number | 8 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Oct 1994 |
Keywords
- aerobic training—citrate synthetase—lactate threshold—insulin—muscle fiber type—capillary density
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Animal Science and Zoology
- veterinary(all)