Oxygen uptake of rats at different work intensities.
An adaptation of a standard activity wheel has been used to determine oxygen uptake of rats prior to and during exercise at 7 different speeds (16-67 m/min). Pre-exercise oxygen uptake was 2.42 +/- 0.10 (S.E.) ml (100 g x min)-1. Oxygen uptake increased linearly with work intensity (running speed). At 16m/min oxygen uptake was 6.44 +/- 0.16 ml (100 g x min)-1 and it increased to a maximal value of 9.51 +/- 0.14 ml (100 g x min)-1 at a running speed of 53.6 m/min. Increasing running speed to 67 m/min did not produce any further increase in oxygen uptake. Some comparisons of exercise intensity between rats of various studies and rats and man can be made from these data.
D000220:Adaptation, Biological; D000818:Animals; D008297:Male; D010101:Oxygen Consumption; D005082:Physical Exertion; D051381:Rats