Separate and combined effects of a 10-d exposure to hypoxia and inactivity on oxidative function in vivo and mitochondrial respiration ex vivo in humans

An integrative evaluation of oxidative metabolism was carried out in 9 healthy young men (age, 24.1 1.7 yr mean=SD) before (CTRL) and after a 10-day horizontal bed rest carried out in normoxia (N-BR) or hypoxia (H-BR, FIO2 0.147). H-BR was designed …