“…It has been documented that weight-bearing bones like the tibia and femur have higher sensitivity to treadmill exercise than less weight-bearing bones like the lumbar spine in rats [10,12,14,27], and the efficacy of treadmill exercise in terms of weight-bearing activity of long bones has been demonstrated in a variety of rat models, i.e., young female rats (Iwamoto et al [14]), young male rats (Bourrin et al [4]), ovariectomized rats (Barengolts et al [2], Yeh et al [28]), adult female rats (Yeh et al [16]), rats with kidney disease (Darnley et al [6]), heavy ion particle irradiated rats (Fukuda et al [8]), rats taking caffeine (Huang et al [9]), rats with bone loss caused by immobilization (Kannus et al [15]), rats consuming alcohol (Reed et al [18]), orchidectomized rats (Tuukkanen et al [19]), and rats discontinuing parathyroid hormone (PTH) administration (Yamamoto et al [20]). In this paper, we review the effects of treadmill exercise on bone mass, bone metabolism, and/or bone strength of the appendicular long bones and axial bones in young, adult, ovariectomized, and osteopenic female rats.…”