Physiological and genomic consequences of intermittent hypoxia: Invited review: Adaptive responses of skeletal muscle to intermittent hypoxia: The known and the unknown

Journal of Applied Physiology

Volumn 90, Issue 6, 2001, Pages 2476-2487

  Clanton, Thomas L ^a   Klawitter, Paul F ^a  

^a OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Altitude; Antioxidant; Citrate synthase; Cytochrome oxidase; Free radicals; Ion transport; Myosin heavy chain; Obstructive sleep apnea; Peripheral vascular occlusive disease; Preconditioning; Reactive oxygen

Indexed keywords

ION CHANNEL; LACTIC ACID; REACTIVE OXYGEN METABOLITE; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR;

ADAPTATION; AEROBIC METABOLISM; BLOOD FLOW; CELL STRUCTURE; DIVING; ENZYME ACTIVITY; EXERCISE; HORMONAL REGULATION; HUMAN; HYPOXIA; INTERMITTENT CLAUDICATION; ION TRANSPORT; MUSCLE CONTRACTILITY; NONHUMAN; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGULATORY MECHANISM; REST; RESUSCITATION; REVIEW; SKELETAL MUSCLE; SLEEP APNEA SYNDROME; ANIMAL; ANOXIA; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY;

ADAPTATION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; ANIMALS; ANOXIA; HUMANS; MUSCLE, SKELETAL;

EID: 0034996967     PISSN: 87507587     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/jappl.2001.90.6.2476     Document Type: Review

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