Muscle plasticity of Inuit sled dogs in Greenland

• Published in: Journal of Experimental Biology
• Main Authors: Gerth, Nadine, Sum, Steffen, Jackson, Sue, Starck, J. Matthias
• Format: Text
• Language: English
• Published: Company of Biologists 2009
• Subjects: Research Article; Greenland; Qaanaaq; Qeqertarsuaq; inuit
• Online Access: http://jeb.biologists.org/cgi/content/short/212/8/1131; https://doi.org/10.1242/jeb.028324

This study examined flexible adjustments of skeletal muscle size, fiber structure, and capillarization in Inuit sled dogs responding to seasonal changes in temperature, exercise and food supply. Inuit dogs pull sleds in winter and are fed regularly throughout this working season. In summer, they rem...