Endurance exercise differentially stimulates heart and axial muscle development in zebrafish (Danio rerio)

• Published in: American journal of physiology. Regulatory, integrative and comparative physiology Vol. 291; no. 4; pp. R1040 - R1048
• Main Authors: van der Meulen, T, Schipper, H, van den Boogaart, J. G. M, Huising, M. O, Kranenbarg, S, van Leeuwen, J. L
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States 01.10.2006
• Subjects: Animals; Behavior, Animal - physiology; Body Size - physiology; brachydanio-rerio; Cell Division - genetics; Conditioning (Psychology) - physiology; Energy Metabolism - genetics; erythropoietin; Erythropoietin - genetics; expression; Female; fibers; Gene Expression Profiling; Gene Expression Regulation, Developmental; growth; Heart - growth & development; Heart - physiology; Male; Muscle, Skeletal - cytology; Muscle, Skeletal - growth & development; Muscle, Skeletal - physiology; Myocardium - cytology; Myoglobin - genetics; oncorhynchus-mykiss; ontogeny; Oxygen - metabolism; Physical Conditioning, Animal - physiology; Physical Endurance - physiology; rainbow-trout; Swimming - physiology; teleost fish; Weight-Bearing - physiology; Zebrafish

1 Experimental Zoology Group, Wageningen University, Wageningen; and 2 Department of Animal Physiology, Radboud University Nijmegen, Nijmegen, The Netherlands Submitted 15 February 2006 ; accepted in final form 16 May 2006 Mechanical load is an important factor in the differentiation of cells and ti...