Ontogenetic Changes in Skeletal Muscle Fiber Type, Fiber Diameter and Myoglobin Concentration in the Northern Elephant Seal (Mirounga angustirostris)

• Main Authors: Colby Moore, Daniel E. Crocker, Andreas Fahlman, Michael Moore, Darryn S. Willoughby, Kathleen Robbins, Shane B. Kanatous, Stephen J. Trumble
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Frontiers in Physiology 2014
• Subjects: ischemia reperfusion injury; elephant seal; diving; fiber typing; myoglobin; Nes; Nes’; Elephant Seal; Elephant Seals
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/10211.3/121347

Northern elephant seals (Mirounga angustirostris) (NES) are known to be deep, long-duration divers and to sustain long-repeated patterns of breath-hold, or apnea. Some phocid dives remain within the bounds of aerobic metabolism, accompanied by physiological responses inducing lung compression, brady...