We have located links that may give you full text access.
Clinical Trial
Journal Article
Energy metabolism of the gastrocnemius and soleus muscles during isometric voluntary and electrically induced contractions in man.
Journal of Physiology 1998 March 2
1. Phosphocreatine (PCr) and intracellular pH detected by 31P NMR in the gastrocnemius and soleus muscles were evaluated in order to compare the anaerobic ATP costs of voluntary and electrically induced exercise. Continuous isometric contraction at 40% of maximum force and repeated isometric contractions at approximately 75% of maximum force (contraction plus relaxation period of 0.5 s plus 2 s) were studied. 2. Anaerobic ATP turnover in soleus and gastrocnemius muscles was slower during continuous voluntary contraction than during continuous electrically induced contraction (0.36 +/- 0.04 versus 0.63 +/- 0.05 mmol (kg wet wt)-1 s-1, P < 0.05, in soleus; 0.19 +/- 0.03 versus 1.04 +/- 0.04 mmol (kg wet wt)-1 s-1, P < 0.001, in gastrocnemius). 3. There was no significant difference in anaerobic ATP turnover between voluntary and electrically induced exercise when repeated brief contractions were performed (0.22 +/- 0.05 and 0.30 +/- 0.04 mmol (kg wet wt)-1 s-1, respectively, for the soleus muscle and 0.57 +/- 0.03 and 0.66 +/- 0.07 mmol (kg wet wt)-1 s-1, respectively, for the gastrocnemius muscle). 4. During continuous voluntary contraction, in contrast to continuous stimulated contraction, anaerobic ATP turnover was slower (P < 0.05) in the gastrocnemius than in the soleus muscle, which also showed a higher electromyogram amplitude (41.1 +/- 1.1% of maximum) than the medial gastrocnemius muscle (21.4 +/- 3.6% of maximum, P < 0.001). 5. Anaerobic ATP turnover was faster (P < 0.05) in the gastrocnemius than in the soleus muscle during brief voluntary and brief electrically induced contractions. 6. The results show that the anaerobic ATP costs were higher for electrically induced exercise than for voluntary exercise when continuous submaximal contraction was performed but not when brief high-intensity contractions were performed. The gastrocnemius muscle contributes to total force production relatively less than the soleus muscle during continuous voluntary plantar flexion at 40% of the maximum voluntary contraction.
Full text links
Related Resources
Trending Papers
Challenges in Septic Shock: From New Hemodynamics to Blood Purification Therapies.Journal of Personalized Medicine 2024 Februrary 4
Molecular Targets of Novel Therapeutics for Diabetic Kidney Disease: A New Era of Nephroprotection.International Journal of Molecular Sciences 2024 April 4
The 'Ten Commandments' for the 2023 European Society of Cardiology guidelines for the management of endocarditis.European Heart Journal 2024 April 18
A Guide to the Use of Vasopressors and Inotropes for Patients in Shock.Journal of Intensive Care Medicine 2024 April 14
Diagnosis and Management of Cardiac Sarcoidosis: A Scientific Statement From the American Heart Association.Circulation 2024 April 19
Essential thrombocythaemia: A contemporary approach with new drugs on the horizon.British Journal of Haematology 2024 April 9
Get seemless 1-tap access through your institution/university
For the best experience, use the Read mobile app
All material on this website is protected by copyright, Copyright © 1994-2024 by WebMD LLC.
This website also contains material copyrighted by 3rd parties.
By using this service, you agree to our terms of use and privacy policy.
Your Privacy Choices
You can now claim free CME credits for this literature searchClaim now
Get seemless 1-tap access through your institution/university
For the best experience, use the Read mobile app