The same team says that oral doses of the amino acid help aged rats to perform an active avoidance task. (newscientist.com)
The researchers fed blackberries to aged rats for 8 weeks, after which they tested their ability to perform a series of tasks. (healthyeating.sfgate.com)
The team carried out the research by placing splints on the lower limb of aged rats so that the calf muscles were stretched while the splint was in place. (physoc.org)