Myosin heavy chain composition of skeletal muscles in young rats growing under hypobaric hypoxia conditions

Journal of Applied Physiology

Volumn 88, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 479-486

  Bigard, A X ^a   Sanchez, H ^a   Birot, O ^a   Serrurier, B ^a  

^a CENTRE DE RECHERCHES   (France)

Author keywords

Caloric intake; Electrophoresis; Exercise wheel; Immunohistochemistry; Simulated altitude

Indexed keywords

MYOSIN HEAVY CHAIN;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CALORIC INTAKE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXERCISE; FAST MUSCLE FIBER; HYPOXIA; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; NONHUMAN; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PLANTARIS MUSCLE; POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; RAT; RUNNING; SKELETAL MUSCLE; SLOW MUSCLE FIBER; SOLEUS MUSCLE;

EID: 0033974891     PISSN: 87507587     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/jappl.2000.88.2.479     Document Type: Article

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