Abstract
After 7 weeks of hypoxic acclimation, oxidative enzyme (succinate dehydrogenase) activity of motoneurons in the rat soleus neuron pool was examined. Although the total oxidative metabolism of the neuron pool was not changed, the oxidative enzyme activity of small to medium sized (25–45 μm average soma diameter) alpha motoneurons was increased. These results indicate that hypoxia preferentially enhances the oxidative capacity of specific motoneurons in the neuron pool.
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