The ontogeny of aerobic and diving capacity in the skeletal muscles of Weddell seals

Journal of Experimental Biology

Volumn 211, Issue 16, 2008, Pages 2559-2565

  Kanatous, S B ^a   Hawke, T J ^b   Trumble, S J ^c   Pearson, L E ^a   Watson, R R ^d   Garry, D J ^e   Williams, T M ^f   Davis, R W ^g  

^a Department of Environmental and Radiological Health Sciences   (United States)

^b YORK UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN FLINT   (United States)

^d CALIFORNIA STATE POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^g TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY AT GALVESTON   (United States)

Author keywords

Diving; Hypoxia; Ontogeny; Seals; Skeletal muscle

Indexed keywords

INTRACELLULAR CALCIUM SENSING PROTEIN; MYOGLOBIN;

ADAPTATION; AGING; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BODY WEIGHT; DIVING; ENZYMOLOGY; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; METABOLISM; MITOCHONDRION; MUSCLE CELL; ORGANELLE SIZE; OXIDATION REDUCTION REACTION; PHOCA; PHYSIOLOGY; SKELETAL MUSCLE;

ADAPTATION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; AGING; ANIMALS; BODY WEIGHT; DIVING; INTRACELLULAR CALCIUM-SENSING PROTEINS; MITOCHONDRIA; MUSCLE FIBERS; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; MYOGLOBIN; ORGANELLE SIZE; OXIDATION-REDUCTION; SEALS, EARLESS;

ANIMALIA; LEPTONYCHOTES WEDDELLII; MAMMALIA;

EID: 52649163990     PISSN: 00220949     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1242/jeb.018119     Document Type: Article

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