Running from depression: The antidepressant-like potential of prenatal and pre-pubertal exercise in adolescent FSL rats exposed to an early-life stressor.

Ashleigh J WhitneyZander LindequeRuan KrugerStephanus Frederik Steyn

Published in: Acta neuropsychiatrica (2023)

These findings suggests that prepubertal low intensity exercise induces beneficial biological alterations that could translate into antidepressant behaviour in genetically susceptible individuals.

Keyphrases

early life
high intensity
major depressive disorder
physical activity
resistance training
young adults
pregnant women
mental health
depressive symptoms
bipolar disorder
sleep quality
body composition