Effects of chronic hypobaric hypoxia on contractile properties of rat sternohyoid and diaphragm muscles

Clinical and Experimental Pharmacology and Physiology

Volumn 30, Issue 8, 2003, Pages 551-554

  El Khoury, R ^a   O'Halloran, K D ^b   Bradford, Aidan ^a  

^a ROYAL COLLEGE OF SURGEONS IN IRELAND   (Ireland)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Contractile properties; Diaphragm; Fatigue; Hypobaric hypoxia; Isolated muscle; Sternohyoid

Indexed keywords

ALTITUDE DISEASE; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; BREATHING MUSCLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAPHRAGM; DIAPHRAGM MUSCLE; HYPOXIA; LONG TERM EXPOSURE; MUSCLE CONTRACTILITY; MUSCLE FATIGUE; NECK MUSCLE; NONHUMAN; RAT;

AIR PRESSURE; ALTITUDE; ANIMALS; ANOXIA; BODY WEIGHT; CHRONIC DISEASE; DIAPHRAGM; HEMATOCRIT; MALE; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; RATS;

EID: 0041426301     PISSN: 03051870     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1440-1681.2003.03874.x     Document Type: Article

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