Effect of acute and chronic hypoxia on the swimming performance, metabolic capacity and cardiac function of Atlantic cod (Gadus morhua)

Journal of Experimental Biology

Volumn 213, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 808-819

  Petersen, L H ^a,b   Gamperl, A K ^a  

^a MEMORIAL UNIVERSITY OF NEWFOUNDLAND   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NORTH TEXAS   (United States)

Author keywords

Cardiac output; Critical swimming speed; Exercise; Heart; Hypoxia; Oxygen consumption

Indexed keywords

ACCLIMATIZATION; ACUTE DISEASE; ANESTHESIA; ANIMAL; ANOXIA; ARTICLE; ATLANTIC COD; CHRONIC DISEASE; HEART; HEART FUNCTION TEST; HEART RATE; HEART STROKE VOLUME; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; SWIMMING;

ACCLIMATIZATION; ACUTE DISEASE; ANESTHESIA; ANIMALS; ANOXIA; CHRONIC DISEASE; GADUS MORHUA; HEART; HEART FUNCTION TESTS; HEART RATE; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; STROKE VOLUME; SWIMMING;

GADUS MORHUA;

EID: 76749097609     PISSN: 00220949     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1242/jeb.033746     Document Type: Article

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