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J Appl Physiol 61: 180-184, 1986;
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Journal of Applied Physiology, Vol 61, Issue 1 180-184, Copyright © 1986 by American Physiological Society

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Effect of low chloride on relaxation in hamster diaphragm muscle

S. A. Esau and N. Sperelakis

With muscle fatigue the chloride (Cl-) conductance of the sarcolemmal membrane decreases. The role of lowered Cl- conductance in the prolongation of relaxation seen with fatigue was studied in isolated hamster diaphragm strips. The muscles were studied in either a Krebs solution or a low Cl- solution in which half of the NaCl was replaced by Na-gluconate. Short tetanic contractions were produced by a 160-ms train of 0.2-ms pulses at 60 Hz from which tension (T) and the time constant of relaxation were measured. Resting membrane potential (Em) was measured using KCl-filled microelectrodes with resistances of 15-20 M omega. Mild fatigue (20% fall in tension) was induced by 24-25 tetanic contractions at the rate of 2/s. There was no difference in Em or T in the two solutions, either initially or with fatigue. The time constant of relaxation was greater in low Cl- solution, both initially (22 +/- 3 vs. 18 +/- 5 ms, mean +/- SD, P less than 0.05) and with fatigue (51 +/- 18 vs. 26 +/- 7 ms, P less than 0.005). Lowering of sarcolemmal membrane Cl- conductance appears to play a role in the slowing of relaxation of hamster diaphragm muscle seen with fatigue.


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