PMID: 518195Jan 1, 1979Paper

Mechanical properties of the mammalian vas deferens. II. In the active state

Archives of Andrology
S K BatraT J Lardner

Abstract

The mechanical response of the vas induced by field stimulation is described in this paper. The experiments were performed, in vitro, on vasa from Sprague-Dawley albino rats. In the maintained ac tetanic stimulation, the active force achieves the peak magnitude in about 1 to 1.2 sec; thereafter, it relaxes gradually. For a given stimulus voltage (amplitude), a maximal response is elicited at 60 Hz. At 6000 Hz, and greater, no response is elicited. The ability to respond to stimulus dies out in 2 hr at 5 degrees C above the normal temperature of 37 degrees C; the ability to respond to stimulus remains unaffected at 5 degrees C below the normal temperature. The active force is always larger than the passive force when the vas is subjected to titanic stimulation near its in situ length.

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Jan 1, 1979·Archives of Andrology·S K BatraT J Lardner
Nov 1, 1971·The American Journal of Physiology·F C Yin, Y C Fung
Oct 1, 1970·The American Journal of Physiology·N L Stephens, B S Chiu
May 1, 1962·The American Journal of Physiology·H V SPARKS, D F BOHR

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