Effects of exposure to hypobaric-hypoxia on body weight, muscular and hematological characteristics, and work performance in rats

Japanese Journal of Physiology

Volumn 47, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 51-57

  Tanaka, Michiko ^d   Mizuta, Kimiko ^d   Koba, Fuki ^d   Ohira, Yoshinobu ^a   Kobayashi, Toshio ^b   Honda, Yoshiyuki ^c  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF FITNESS AND SPORTS IN KANOYA   (Japan)

^b TOKYO UNIVERSITY OF MARINE SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Japan)

^c CHIBA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^d Kagoshima Immaculate Heart University   (Japan)

Author keywords

Enzyme activity; Hematological profiles; Hypobaric hypoxia; Skeletal muscle; Swimming performance

Indexed keywords

ALTITUDE; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BODY WEIGHT; CELL RESPIRATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ERYTHROCYTE COUNT; FOOD INTAKE; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; HEMATOCRIT; HEMOGLOBIN DETERMINATION; HYPERBARISM; HYPOXIA; JOB PERFORMANCE; MALE; NONHUMAN; RAT; SKELETAL MUSCLE;

EID: 0030914390     PISSN: 0021521X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2170/jjphysiol.47.51     Document Type: Article

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