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Differentiation of electrical and contractile properties of slow and fast muscle fibres.

The Journal of physiology ·Vol. 269 ·No. 3 ·1977-08-00 ·Pages 535-47

Gordon T, Purves RD, Vrbová G

Abstract

1. The development of the electrical and contractile properties of slow anterior latissimus dorsi (ALD) and fast posterior latissimus dorsi (PLD) muscles of the chick was studied. 2. At the earliest ages studied (14-16 days of incubation), the membrane resistance was similar in both muscles. Subsequently the membrane resistance of PLD decreased, and that of ALD increased. Electrical differentiation continued after hatching. 3. The contractile speeds of ALD and PLD muscles were similar in embryos at 14-16 days of incubation, and suddenly differentiated at 17-18 days. Unlike the electrical properties, contractile speeds changed little after hatching. 4. It is suggested that the different electrical properties of the membrane of the two types of muscle fibre develop as a result of the particular type of excitation imposed by their nerves.

MeSH Terms
Action Potentials Age Factors Animals Chick Embryo Chickens Electric Conductivity Muscle Contraction Muscles/embryology,physiology Neural Conduction Time Factors
Authors & Affiliations
3 authors, click to expand affiliations / ORCID
Gordon T
Purves R D
Vrbová G
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Article Info
Journal
The Journal of physiology
Abbr.
J Physiol
ISSN
0022-3751
DOI
10.1113/jphysiol.1977.sp011913
Published
1977-08-00
Pages
535-47
Language
English
Region
England
NLM ID
0266262
PMCID
PMC1283724
Subset
IM
External Links
PubMed source DOI: 10.1113/jphysiol.1977.sp011913 PMC Full Text View journal details
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