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J Appl Physiol 78: 1673-1678, 1995;
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Journal of Applied Physiology, Vol 78, Issue 5 1673-1678, Copyright © 1995 by American Physiological Society

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Adaptations of rat lateral gastrocnemius motor units in response to voluntary running

K. L. Seburn and P. Gardiner
Universite de Montreal, Quebec, Canada.

This study investigated the effects of 12 wk of voluntary wheel running on motor units from rat lateral gastrocnemius. Motor units were isolated via ventral root splitting (L5) from active or sedentary rats and were classified into slow, fast-fatigue-resistant, and fast-fatigable (FF) units. An overall increase in mean motor unit tetanic tension (35%) was accompanied by a decrease in mean motor unit fatigue resistance (-10%). These adaptations were localized in the fast unit population but varied among fast motor unit subtypes. The overall increase in tetanic force was due primarily to increases in fast-fatigue-resistant units (300%), whereas changes in fatigue resistance (-43%) were confined to FF units. However, the changes seen with activity may have been partly obscured by classifying fast motor units based on fatigability, since a significant increase in tetanic force accompanied by a decreased twitch one-half relaxation time was apparent in units falling in the midrange of the tetanic force continuum and included a number of FF units. These data provide direct demonstration of nonuniform motor unit adaptations subsequent to increases in normal functional activity.


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