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J Appl Physiol 81: 1240-1248, 1996;
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Journal of Applied Physiology, Vol 81, Issue 3 1240-1248, Copyright © 1996 by American Physiological Society

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Alterations of diaphragm neuromuscular junctions with hypothyroidism

Y. S. Prakash, L. E. Gosselin, W. Z. Zhan and G. C. Sieck
Department of Anesthesiology, Mayo Clinic and Foundation, Rochester, Minnesota 55905, USA.

Hypothyroidism (HYPO) often manifests as neuromuscular symptoms; however, little is known about its effects on the neuromuscular junction (NMJ). The present study examined changes in NMJ morphology and neuromuscular transmission failure (NTF) in the rat diaphragm muscle (Dimus) after 3 wk of HYPO. Three-color fluorescence immunocytochemistry and confocal microscopy were used to simultaneously visualize nerve terminals and axons, motor end plates, and myosin heavy chain isoform expression in Dimus fibers. NTF was assessed in vitro by comparing muscle fatigue induced by nerve with that induced by direct muscle stimulation. Diameters of axons innervating type I fibers were 30% smaller in the HYPO Dimus than in control (CTL). Planar areas of nerve terminals and end plates on type I and IIa fibers were 15-35% smaller in HYPO than in CTL. The extent of overlap between nerve terminals and end plates of type I fibers was 10% less in HYPO. Susceptibility to NTF during repetitive nerve stimulation was 20% greater in the CTL Dimus than in HYPO; however, changes in NMJ morphology could not fully account or the effect of HYPO on NTF.


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