The motor units of cat medial gastrocnemius: problem of their categorisation on the basis of mechanical properties.

Experimental Brain Research
R M ReinkingD G Stuart

Abstract

The mechanical properties of 126 motor units from medial gastrocnemius muscle have been studied in 12 adult cats. Units with long contraction times (greater than 45 msec) were non fatigable (24 out of 26 units) and small (25 out of 26 units with less than or equal to 0.3% of the parent whole muscle tetanic tension) thus forming a very homogeneous population. In contrast, fast twitch units (contraction time less than or equal to 45 msec) exhibited a very broad range of tetanic tensions and fatigability. Significant correlations were found, however, within the fast contracting population which indicate a tendency for the more fatigable units to develop more tetanic tension and to be faster contracting. These findings are discussed in relation to the problems associated with using the interrelationships between twitch contraction time, tetanic tension and fatigue resistance to classify motor units into subpopulations sharing similar mechanical properties.

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