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Published online 11 February 2008 |
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| doi:10.1038/news.2008.566
Corrected online: 12 March 2008
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Drug boosts stamina in mice
Plugging calcium leak prolongs endurance during extreme exercise.
Researchers have shown how intense exercise can damage muscles, and developed a drug that can hinder the effect in mice. Mice on a taxing work-out schedule were stronger and had more endurance when given the drug.
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