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January 1, 1996AJP Cell Physiology

Maximum shortening velocity and myosin isoforms in single muscle fibers from young and old rats

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Population

185 single fibers from the extensor digitorum longus and soleus muscles in 3- to 6- and 20- to 24-mo-old rats

Comparison

Old age (20- to 24-month-old rats) vs Young age (3- to 6-month-old rats)

Design

Preclinical

Authors

XLX. LiLLLars Larsson

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Overview

Age-related slowing of maximum shortening velocity occurs in rat soleus muscle fibers despite unchanged type I MHC and slow MLC isoform expression.

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Population
185 single fibers from the extensor digitorum longus (EDL) and soleus muscles in 3- to 6- and 20- to 24-mo-old rats
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Intervention
Old age (20- to 24-month-old rats)
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Comparator
Young age (3- to 6-month-old rats)
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Outcome
Maximum velocity of unloaded shortening (Vo) and myosin heavy (MHC) and light chain (MLC) isoform compositionssurrogate

Age-related slowing of maximum shortening velocity occurs in rat soleus muscle fibers despite unchanged type I MHC and slow MLC isoform expression.

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Li et al. (1996) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a8c1c8fc716e89f35df122bhttps://doi.org/10.1152/ajpcell.1996.270.1.c352
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