Development of force-velocity relation and rise of isometric tetanic tension measure the time course of different processes.

Autor: Cecchi, G., Lombardi, V., Menchetti, G.
Zdroj: Pflügers Archiv: European Journal of Physiology; 1984, Vol. 401 Issue 4, p396-401, 6p
Abstrakt: The time course of the contractile process was investigated in the presence of AR-L 115BS, a twitch potentiator which is thought to increase the rate of the Ca binding by troponin and to improve the Ca mobilization from the sarcoplasmic reticulum. AR-L 115BS increased markedly the rate of development of the force-velocity ( T-V) relation and of the isometric tetanic tension. The effect on the rate of development of the T-V relation was however substantially more intense than that on the speed of rise of tetanic tension, thus reducing considerably the isometric tension level at which the T-V relation attained its final characteristics. The velocity of shortening under zero load and the degree of curvature of the T-V relation were not affected by AR-L 115BS. These findings support the view that the development of the T-V relation and the rise of the isometric tetanic tension measure the time course of two different processes. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
Databáze: Complementary Index