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J Appl Physiol 71: 280-286, 1991;
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Journal of Applied Physiology, Vol 71, Issue 1 280-286, Copyright © 1991 by American Physiological Society

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Developmental changes in neuromuscular transmission in the rat diaphragm

J. D. Feldman, A. R. Bazzy, T. R. Cummins and G. G. Haddad
Department of Pediatrics, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut 06510.

Neuromuscular transmission was studied in diaphragms from rats of three ages, 4-7 days old, 11-12 days old, and adults with the use of an in vitro phrenic nerve-hemidiaphragm preparation. Each hemidiaphragm was stimulated via either muscle or nerve with 1-s stimulus trains at frequencies from 10 to 100 Hz. The patterns of force development obtained in response to the two routes of stimulation were compared for each group. Diaphragms from adults developed maximum force in response to stimulation of approximately 40 Hz with no significant decrease in force at higher frequencies. Within each stimulus train, once peak force was achieved, it was maintained for the remainder of the stimulus and responses to nerve and muscle stimulation were almost identical. In contrast, diaphragms from 4- to 7-day-old rats developed maximum force at approximately 20 Hz; stimulation at greater than or equal to 60 Hz induced significantly less peak force. This decrease in peak force at higher frequencies was significantly larger for nerve than for muscle stimulation. In addition, during each nerve stimulus train diaphragms from 4- to 7-day-old rats were unable to maintain peak force, which decreased at frequencies greater than 20 Hz. The decrease in force reached approximately 50% of peak at stimulation frequencies greater than or equal to 60 Hz. Diaphragms from 11- to 12-day-old rats showed intermediate responses. Based on the responses to phrenic nerve stimulation, we conclude that the neonatal rat diaphragm shows marked neuromuscular transmission failure that is not seen in the adult.(ABSTRACT TRUNCATED AT 250 WORDS)


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