Mitochondrial respiration in highly aerobic canines in the non-raced state and after a 1600-km sled dog race.

At the annual Iditarod Race, Alaskan Huskies repeatedly run for up to 8 hours at 16 km/h to complete 1600 km. We previously demonstrated high rates of mitochondrial protein synthesis in Alaskan Huskies, which we suspected allowed rapid remodeling of mitochondrial proteins in response to energetic st...

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Main Authors: Benjamin Miller, Karyn Hamilton, Robert Boushel, Katherine Williamson, Verena Laner, Erich Gnaiger, Michael Davis
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2017-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC5405936?pdf=render