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Exercise In Individuals With Down Syndrome: A Brief Review, Rachel L. Kerstiens, Matt Green
Exercise In Individuals With Down Syndrome: A Brief Review, Rachel L. Kerstiens, Matt Green
International Journal of Exercise Science
International Journal of Exercise Science 8(2): 192-201, 2015. Research examining acute and long-term responses to exercise of individuals with Downs Syndrome (DS) is sparse. However, if this group experiences benefits associated with improved quantity or quality of life, it would be important to elucidate specific responses and discourage adoption of a sedentary lifestyle in individuals with DS. Specifically, these individuals have multiple blunted physiological responses to exercise both at the onset and termination of an acute exercise bout. Mechanistically, this could be rooted in hormonal responses which are blunted, in comparison to non-DS participants. Specific studies indicate individuals with …
The Role Of Wnt Signaling In Normal Muscle Development And Disease, Jeffery Barrow
The Role Of Wnt Signaling In Normal Muscle Development And Disease, Jeffery Barrow
Journal of Undergraduate Research
My laboratory studies the role of Wnt signaling in regulating important events during embryogenesis. In order to better understand the function of this pathway, we study mouse mutants that lack the Porcupine (Porcn) gene which encodes a protein that is required for the secretion of all Wnt molecules. Prior to obtaining the MEG grant entitled: The role of Wnt signaling in normal muscle development and disease, we had demonstrated that mice lacking Porcn activity in the ventral limb ectoderm exhibit a thinning of the ventral limb ectoderm, loss of epidermal appendages and loss of muscle and tendons in the underlying …