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. 2018 Jun 20;8:9420. doi: 10.1038/s41598-018-27330-3

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Exercise benefits observed in C. elegans one day post-training (day 7 post bleaching). (A) Exercised animals had higher spontaneous distance travel ability (*P < 0.05; n ≥ 20 animals per group). (B) No significant difference in peak speed of exploring was observed between exercised and control animals (n ≥ 20 animals per group). (C) Exercised animals spent significantly more time exploring the plate than the control animals (**P < 0.005; n ≥ 20 animals per group). (D) A significantly greater percentage of control animals remained close to the origin for the duration of the trial (non-exploring) compared to the exercised animals (*P < 0.05; n = 5 independent trials with at least 20 animals per group per trial). (E) Representative images showing a typical non-exploring control and an actively exploring exercised animal. (F) There was a higher percentage of actively swimming nematodes in the exercised group after being placed in M9 buffer for 2 h compared to controls (*P < 0.05; n = 10 independent trials with at least 20 animals per group per trial). All experiments described in this panel have been carried out in at least two other trials, with similar trends observed.