Physiological and genetic convergence supports hypoxia resistance in high-altitude songbirds.

Skeletal muscle plays a central role in regulating glucose uptake and body metabolism; however, highland hypoxia is a severe challenge to aerobic metabolism in small endotherms. Therefore, understanding the physiological and genetic convergence of muscle hypoxia tolerance has a potential broad range...

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Main Authors: Ying Xiong, Liqing Fan, Yan Hao, Yalin Cheng, Yongbin Chang, Jing Wang, Haiyan Lin, Gang Song, Yanhua Qu, Fumin Lei
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2020-12-01
Series:PLoS Genetics
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pgen.1009270