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J Appl Physiol 63: 1622-1628, 1987;
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Journal of Applied Physiology, Vol 63, Issue 4 1622-1628, Copyright © 1987 by American Physiological Society

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Costal and crural diaphragm in early inspiration: free breathing and occlusion

P. A. Easton, J. W. Fitting and A. E. Grassino
Notre Dame Hospital, University of Montreal, Quebec, Canada.

Changes in length of costal and crural segments of the canine diaphragm were measured by sonomicrometry within the first 100-300 ms of inspiration during CO2 rebreathing in anesthetized animals. Both segments showed small but significant decreases in end-expiratory length during progressive hypercapnia. Although both costal and crural segments showed electromyographic activity within the first 100 ms of inspiration, in early inspiration crural shortening predominated with minimal costal shortening. Neither segment contracted isometrically early in inspiration in the presence of airway occlusion. The amount of crural shortening during airway occlusion exceeded costal shortening; both segments showed increased shortening with prolonged occlusion and increasing CO2. Costal and crural shortening at 100 ms was not different for unoccluded and occluded states. These observations suggest that neural control patterns evoke discrete and unequal contributions from the diaphragmatic segments at the beginning of an inspiration; the crural segment may be predominately recruited in early inspiration. Despite traditional assumptions about occlusion pressure measurement (P0.1), diaphragm segments do not contract isometrically during early inspiratory effort against an occluded airway.


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