Cytokines and growth factors during and after a wrestling season in adolescent boys

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Thirteen healthy adolescent boys over the course of a high-school wrestling season were used to evaluate GH-1GF-1 axis and levels of inflammatory cytokines, fitness and body composition. In the initial stage a catabolic-type hormonal response occurred with intense exercise training among adolescents.

Author: Cooper, Dan M., Nemet, Dan, Pontello, Andria M., Gottron-Rose, Christie
Youth, Care and treatment, Teenagers, Cytokines

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Defining accelerometer thresholds for activity intensities in adolescent girls

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A reversion formula that evaluates metabolic equivalent (MET) from accelerometer readings is derived. The thresholds of accelerometer counts that can be used to outline inactive, mild, moderate and energetic activities in adolescent girls are defined.

Author: McMurray, Robert G., Murray, David M., Treuth, Margarita S., Catellier, Diane J., Schmitz, Kathryn, Almeida, M. Joao; ell, Going, Scott, Norman, James E., Pate, Russell
Science & research, Research, Teenage girls, Accelerometers

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Subjects list: Health aspects, Exercise
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