A COMPARISON OF MOTOR UNIT BEHAVIOR IN YOUNG AND AGED SUBJECTS

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作者
SODERBERG, GL
MINOR, SD
NELSON, RM
机构
[1] WASHINGTON UNIV,SCH MED,PHYS THERAPY PROGRAM,ST LOUIS,MO 63110
[2] THOMAS JEFFERSON UNIV,DEPT PHYS THERAPY,PHILADELPHIA,PA 19107
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10.1093/ageing/20.1.8
中图分类号
R592 [老年病学]; C [社会科学总论];
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03 ; 0303 ; 100203 ;
摘要
We evaluated motor unit behaviour in young and aged subjects during ramped tension development and release to 10% maximum voluntary contraction requiring 10 seconds to complete. Six young and six elderly adults performed isometric abductor digiti minimi muscle contractions while motor units were recorded with implanted fine wire electrodes. Computer interactive programs yielded interspike interval (ISI) data for 16 units from the young and for 15 units from the aged subjects. Mean ISIs for young were 88.4 ms for shortening and 96.5 ms for lengthening contractions. Units from the aged had ISIs of 110.5 ms and 117.1 ms for shortening and lengthening contractions. Some evidence for between-group differences in firing pattern during ascending and descending ramps was also found.
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