Physical fitness and mitochondrial respiratory capacity in horse skeletal muscle.

BACKGROUND: Within the animal kingdom, horses are among the most powerful aerobic athletic mammals. Determination of muscle respiratory capacity and control improves our knowledge of mitochondrial physiology in horses and high aerobic performance in general. METHODOLOGY/PRINCIPAL FINDINGS: We applie...

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Main Authors: Dominique-Marie Votion, Erich Gnaiger, Hélène Lemieux, Ange Mouithys-Mickalad, Didier Serteyn
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2012-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3329552?pdf=render