Effects of training on functional variables of muscles in reared Atlantic salmon Salmo salar smolts: Connection to downstream migration pattern

Journal of Fish Biology

Volumn 78, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 552-566

  Anttila, K ^a   Jokikokko, E ^b   Erkinaro, J ^b   Jarvilehto M ^a   Manttari S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OULU   (Finland)

^b FINNISH FOREST RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Finland)

Author keywords

Dihydropyridine receptor; Exercise; Ryanodine receptor; Swimming capacity

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM CHANNEL L TYPE; RYANODINE RECEPTOR;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; ATLANTIC SALMON; COMPARATIVE STUDY; MUSCLE; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; PHYSIOLOGY; POPULATION MIGRATION; SWIMMING;

ANIMAL MIGRATION; ANIMALS; CALCIUM CHANNELS, L-TYPE; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLES; RYANODINE RECEPTOR CALCIUM RELEASE CHANNEL; SALMO SALAR; SWIMMING;

SALMO SALAR;

EID: 79551522638     PISSN: 00221112     EISSN: 10958649     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1095-8649.2010.02871.x     Document Type: Article

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