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J Appl Physiol 65: 2427-2433, 1988;
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Journal of Applied Physiology, Vol 65, Issue 6 2427-2433, Copyright © 1988 by American Physiological Society

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Characteristics and functional significance of canine abdominal muscles

G. A. Farkas and D. F. Rochester
Department of Internal Medicine, University of Virginia School of Medicine, Charlottesville 22908.

To assess the characteristics and function of the muscles of the anterolateral abdominal wall, we have examined the isometric contractile properties of bundles of canine rectus abdominis (RA) and external oblique (EO) muscles. In addition, we have related the lengths of these muscles measured sonometrically in vivo at supine functional residual capacity (FRC) to in vitro optimal force-producing length (Lo). We also investigated the action of the abdominal muscles on the displacement of costal and crural diaphragm. We found that 1) contraction time of RA was longer and that the RA developed greater force than the EO at submaximal stimulation frequencies; 2) maximal tetanic force and the active length-tension curves were similar in both abdominal muscles; 3) on passive stretch, the compliance of the RA was one-third that of the EO; 4) at supine FRC, the EO is operating at 83% of Lo, whereas the RA is operating at 105% of Lo; 5) stimulation of either RA or EO (abdominal pressure of 15 cmH2O) lengthened the costal and crural diaphragm toward their Lo values, with greater crural excursion occurring than costal. We conclude that the RA is well suited for restraining the abdominal viscera in prone quadrupeds, whereas the EO is better designed to assist expiration. Stimulation of both muscles improves in situ diaphragmatic operating length.


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