Fiber capillarization and ultrastructure of pigeon pectoralis muscle after cold acclimation

Journal of Experimental Biology

Volumn 201, Issue 23, 1998, Pages 3211-3220

  Mathieu Costello, O ^a   Agey, P J ^a   Quintana, E S ^b   Rousey, K ^b   Wu, L ^a   Bernstein, M H ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA SAN DIEGO   (United States)

^b NEW MEXICO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Anisotropy; Capillary orientation; Capillary to fibre ratio; Columba livia; Fibre size; Fibre type; Lipid; Mitochondria; Morphometry; Pigeon; Sarcomere length

Indexed keywords

ACCLIMATIZATION; AEROBIC METABOLISM; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CAPILLARY; COLD; ENERGY METABOLISM; LIPID METABOLISM; MUSCLE CELL; MUSCLE MITOCHONDRION; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; PECTORALIS MAJOR MUSCLE; PHYSIOLOGY; PIGEONS AND DOVES; ULTRASTRUCTURE; VASCULARIZATION;

ACCLIMATIZATION; AEROBIOSIS; ANIMALS; CAPILLARIES; COLD; COLUMBIDAE; ENERGY METABOLISM; LIPID METABOLISM; MITOCHONDRIA, MUSCLE; MUSCLE FIBERS; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; PECTORALIS MUSCLES;

EID: 0032431335     PISSN: 00220949     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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