Increased capillarity in leg muscle of finches living at altitude

Journal of Applied Physiology

Volumn 85, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 1871-1876

  Hepple, Russell T ^a   Agey, Peter J ^a   Hazelwood, Larnelle ^a   Szewczak, Joseph M ^b   Macmillen, Richard E ^b   Mathieu Costello, Odile ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b Visit Scho Dept Integrat Biol   (United States)

Author keywords

Bird; Capillarization; Capillary anisotropy; Hypoxia; Mitochondria

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BIRD; CAPILLARY; HYPOXIA; LEG MUSCLE; MUSCLE BLOOD FLOW; MUSCLE CELL; MUSCLE MITOCHONDRION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0031794040     PISSN: 87507587     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/jappl.1998.85.5.1871     Document Type: Article

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