Population
Rat skeletal muscles (tibialis anterior, extensor digitorum longus, and soleus)
Comparison
Muscle temperature of 28 degrees C during 5 min… vs Muscle temperature of 36 degrees C
Design
Preclinical
Follow-up
5 minutes
Authors
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May enhance metabolic economy in cooled slow-twitch muscle without altering fatigue; leaves open translation to human cardiovascular or exercise contexts.
Lower muscle temperature (28 degrees C) decreases glycogenolysis in slow-twitch but not fast-twitch rat skeletal muscle without affecting fatiguability, suggesting increased economy of ATP turnover.
Blomstrand et al. (1985) studied this question.
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