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Watts Doc #47: The Redox Role In Adaptation, Recovery, and Nutrition

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The Use of Animal Models and the Misconception of AICAR as an Exercise Replacement

This chapter explores the use of animal models in research and discusses the chemical AICAR, which mimics AMPK and is mistakenly believed by some to replace exercise. The scientists emphasize the importance of actual exercise and caution against buying AICAR from unreliable sources as it is banned by WADA.

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