Exposure to hypergravity during specific developmental periods differentially affects metabolism and vestibular reactions in adult C57BL/6j mice

European Journal of Neuroscience

Volumn 34, Issue 12, 2011, Pages 2024-2034

  Bojados, Mickael ^a   Jamon, Marc ^a  

^a AIX MARSEILLE UNIVERSITY   (France)

Author keywords

Aerobic capacity; Air righting; Critical period; Development; Motor system

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; ADULT ANIMAL; AEROBIC CAPACITY; AGE; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; BODY WEIGHT; CENTRIFUGATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEVELOPMENTAL STAGE; EMBRYO; ENERGY EXPENDITURE; FEMALE; FORELIMB; GRAVITY; LOCOMOTION; MALE; METABOLISM; MOTOR DEVELOPMENT; MOUSE; MUSCLE FORCE; NEWBORN; NONHUMAN; PRENATAL EXPOSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TASK PERFORMANCE; TREADMILL EXERCISE; VESTIBULAR FUNCTION;

ADAPTATION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; ANIMALS; BODY WEIGHT; CENTRIFUGATION; ENERGY METABOLISM; FEMALE; GRAVITY SENSING; HYPERGRAVITY; MALE; MICE; MICE, INBRED C57BL; MOTOR ACTIVITY; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL EXPOSURE DELAYED EFFECTS; VESTIBULE, LABYRINTH;

EID: 83555177191     PISSN: 0953816X     EISSN: 14609568     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1460-9568.2011.07919.x     Document Type: Article

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