Cardiac remodeling and functional adaptations consecutive to altitude training in rats: Implications for sea level aerobic performance

Journal of Applied Physiology

Volumn 98, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 83-92

  Reboul, C ^a   Tanguy, S ^b   Juan, J M ^a   Dauzat, M ^a   Obert, P ^b  

^a UNIV MONTPELLIER   (France)

^b UNIVERSITY OF AVIGNON   (France)

Author keywords

Cardiac preload; Chronic hypoxia; Diastolic function; Maximal stroke volume

Indexed keywords

AEROBIC METABOLISM; ALTITUDE ACCLIMATIZATION; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTERY BLOOD FLOW; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIASTOLE; DOPPLER ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE FILLING PRESSURE; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE FUNCTION; HEART PRELOAD; HEART STROKE VOLUME; HEART VENTRICLE HYPERTROPHY; HEART VENTRICLE REMODELING; HEART WEIGHT; HYPOXIA; MALE; NONHUMAN; POLYCYTHEMIA; PRESSURE VOLUME CURVE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULMONARY ARTERY; RAT; SEA LEVEL;

ADAPTATION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; ALTITUDE; ANIMALS; ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE; EXERTION; HEART; HEART VENTRICLES; MALE; PHYSICAL CONDITIONING, ANIMAL; RATS; STROKE VOLUME; VENTRICULAR FUNCTION, LEFT; VENTRICULAR REMODELING;

EID: 11144258942     PISSN: 87507587     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/japplphysiol.00214.2004     Document Type: Article

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