ARCHITECTURE OF THE HINDLIMB MUSCLES OF CATS - FUNCTIONAL-SIGNIFICANCE
ARCHITECTURE OF THE HINDLIMB MUSCLES OF CATS - FUNCTIONAL-SIGNIFICANCE
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DOI:
10.1002/jmor.1051730206
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发表时间:
1982-01-01
影响因子:
1.5
通讯作者:
ROY, RR
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作者:
SACKS, RD;ROY, RR
Force, velocity, and displacement properties of a muscle was determined in large part by its architectural design. The relative effect of muscle architecture on these physiological variables was studied by determining muscle weight, fiber length, average sarcomere length and approximate angle of pinnation for 24 cat hind limb muscles. Muscle lengths ranged from 28.3-144 mm; fiber lengths ranged from 8.4-105.5 mm. Fiber to muscle length ratios were similar throughout a muscle. Estimated angles of pinnation of muscle fibers varied from 0-21.degree. with most having an angle of < 10.degree.. The cross-sectional area of the knee extensors was similar to the knee flexors (16.43 vs. 16.83 cm2); the cross-sectional area of the ankle extensors was > 6 times greater than the ankle flexors (18.59 vs. 2.83 cm2). There was a 6.7-fold difference in the maximal force between muscles, when normalized to a constant weight, that could be attributed to architectural features. Ratios of wet weight to predicted maximal tetanic tension for each muscle and muscle group were calculated to compare the relative priority of muscle force vs. muscle length-velocity for a given mass of muscle. These ratios varied from 0.4-4.84. The ratios suggest that velocity and/or displacement is a priority for the hamstrings; force is a priority for the quadriceps and lower leg muscles. As much as a 12.6-fold difference in maximal velocity between muscles can be attributed to differences in fiber lengths. This can be compared to .apprx. a 2.5-fold difference in maximal velocity reported to occur as a result of biochemical (intrinsic) differences.