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Endothelial function of the pulmonary and mesenteric arteries was examined <jats:italic>in vitro<\/jats:italic> using an isometric myograph. Mitochondrial respiration in cardiac muscle tissues was measured using high-resolution respirometry.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Results and Conclusion<\/jats:title><jats:p>Both ApoE KO diving and non-diving rats showed changes in endothelial function at the end of the intervention, but the extent of these changes was larger in the diving group. Altered nitric oxide signaling was primarily involved in these changes. Mitochondrial respiration was unaltered. 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