Table 1.

Electronic data base search strategy.

Electronic data base search strategy “e.g.: PubMed.gov”
MeSH terms	General terms	Rodent specific research terms
Exercise	Physical activity, running, swimming	Wheel running, treadmill running, high intensity, low intensity, moderate intensity
Neoplasm	Breast cancer, mammary tumor, liver cancer, prostate cancer, lymphocytes, malignancy	Walker 256, morris hepatoma, lewis lung carcinoma, nitrosomethylurea
Rodentia	Mice, rats, murines	Rodents, animals, animal testing, animal models
Tumor burden	Tumor volume, tumor weight, tumor growth	Tumor weight per animal
Human	Human trials	–
Search string:
((((((((((((exercise) OR physical activity) OR running) OR swimming) OR wheel running) OR treadmill running) OR high intensity) OR low intensity) OR moderate intensity) AND (((((((((((neoplasm) OR breast cancer) OR mammary tumor) OR liver cancer) OR prostate cancer) OR lymphocytes) OR malignancy) OR walker 256) OR morris hepatoma) OR lewis lung carcinoma) OR nitrosomethylurea) AND (((((((rodentia) OR mice) OR rats) OR murines) OR rodents) OR animals) OR animal testing) OR animal models) NOT Human) OR human trials) AND (((((tumor burden) OR tumor volume) OR tumor weight) OR tumor growth) OR tumor weight per animal)