Rats that swam regularly didn't get blood sugar problems from stress like the ones that didn't exercise — their bodies handled sugar just as well as unstressed rats.

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Effects of physical training on the metabolic profile of rats exposed to chronic restraint stress

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2024

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Effects of physical training on the metabolic profile of rats exposed to chronic restraint stress

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DOI: 10.1016/j.clinsp.2024.100411

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