MECHANICS OF CANINE DIAPHRAGM
MECHANICS OF CANINE DIAPHRAGM
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DOI:
10.1152/jappl.1976.41.3.369
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发表时间:
1976-01-01
影响因子:
3.3
通讯作者:
SHARP, JT
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作者:
KIM, MJ;DRUZ, WS;SHARP, JT
Diaphragmatic force-length behavior was assessed in anesthetized dogs using 2 techniques. One employed measurements in a diaphragm strip with intact nerve and blood supply; the 2nd related transdiaphragmatic pressure (Pdi) to direct estimates of diaphragmatic tension from strain gauge arches during bilateral, tetanic, supramaximal phrenic nerve stimulation. In strip preparations the diaphragm exerted active force at lengths as short as 40% of resting in situ length (L0) and maximal force was registered at a length averaging 25% greater than L0. This suggested a broader effective length range for the diaphragm as compared to other skeletal muscles. In the intact preparation, both Pdi and directly measured diaphragmatic tension were inversely related to lung volume; when they were used to calculate the diaphragm''s effective radius of curvature (r), r changed little or decreased at large lung volumes rather than increase as theory would predict. Length-tension characteristics apparently outweighed geometric considerations in explaining the diaphragm''s function in normal dogs and probably normal men.