ROLE OF EXCITATION-CONTRACTION COUPLING IN MUSCLE FATIGUE

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ALLEN, DG
WESTERBLAD, H
LEE, JA
LANNERGREN, J
机构
[1] Muscle Cell Function Laboratory, Department of Physiology, University of Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales
[2] Division of Pathology, University of Newcastle Upon Tyne, Royal Victoria Infirmary, Newcastle Upon Tyne
[3] Department of Physiology, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm
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10.2165/00007256-199213020-00007
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G8 [体育];
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04 ; 0403 ;
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The force produced by muscles declines during prolonged activity and this decline arises largely from processes within the muscle. At a cellular level the reduced force could be caused by: (a) reduced intracellular calcium release during activity; (b) reduced sensitivity of the myofilaments to calcium; or (c) reduced maximal force development. Experiments involving intracellular calcium measurements in isolated single fibres show that all 3 of the above contribute to the decline of force during fatigue. Metabolic changes associated with fatigue are probably involved in each of the 3 factors. Thus the accumulation of phosphate and protons which occur during fatigue cause a reduction in calcium sensitivity and a decline in maximal force. The cause of the reduced intracellular calcium during contractions in fatigue is less clear. During prolonged tetani the conduction of the action potential in the T-tubules appears to fail leading to reduced intracellular calcium in the central part of the muscle fibre. However, during repeated tetani there is a uniform decline of intracellular calcium across the fibre and this remains one of the least understood processes which contribute to fatigue.
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