Swimming Exercise Protocol and Care Methods for Pregnant Rats

Ziqi Ni; Jiaqi Cao; Meiling Shan; Yanyan Zhang; Lijun Shi

doi:10.3791/66577

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Biologia dello sviluppo

Exploring Maternal Exercise for the Well-Being of Rat Offspring

April 05, 2024

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Mating and Feeding Rats for Maternal Exercise Training to Study Offspring Health

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Prenatal Rat Swimming to Explore Offspring Health Benefits

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Assessing the Physical Traits of Fetuses Obtained from Swim-Trained Pregnant Rats

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Ziqi Ni*¹, Jiaqi Cao*¹, Meiling Shan¹, Yanyan Zhang^1,2,3, Lijun Shi^1,2,3

¹Department of Exercise Physiology,Beijing Sport University, ²Laboratory of Sports Stress and Adaptation of General Administration of Sport,Beijing Sport University, ³Key Laboratory of Physical Fitness and Exercise, Ministry of Education,Beijing Sport University

Summary

Here, we present a protocol to delineate rat breeding methods, swimming training procedures, and post-breeding nursing protocols for pregnant rats after training. This protocol provides an animal model for studying the effects of maternal exercise during pregnancy on offspring and its underlying mechanisms.