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J Appl Physiol 59: 1434-1439, 1985;
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Journal of Applied Physiology, Vol 59, Issue 5 1434-1439, Copyright © 1985 by American Physiological Society

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Chronic electrical stimulation of nongrafted and grafted skeletal muscles in rats

P. E. Ciske and J. A. Faulkner

Our purpose was to determine the effects of chronic electrical stimulation on the structure and function of neve-intact grafts in rats. Fourteen days after grafting, extensor digitorum longus (EDL) grafts (n = 6) and nongrafted EDL muscles (n = 4) were stimulated 8 h/day at 10 Hz for 26 days. Measurements were made subsequently of cytochrome c concentration, capillary density, contraction and relaxation times, developed tension, and the resistance to fatigue. Compared with contralateral nonstimulated grafts, chronically stimulated grafts demonstrated a 65% greater cytochrome c concentration, 45% greater number of capillaries per millimeter squared, 30% greater resistance to fatigue, 35% longer contraction time, 30% longer relaxation time, and 30% lower maximum tetanic tension. The differences that resulted from the stimulation of nongrafted EDL muscles were significant but of less magnitude. Chronic stimulation of 8 h/day provided a mixed stimulus for adaptation that enhanced the metabolic and endurance characteristics of fibers in muscles and grafts, but decreased the total fiber cross-sectional area and development of force.


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