The priority of the heat production in a muscle twitch
- 18 March 1958
- journal article
- research article
- Published by The Royal Society in Proceedings of the Royal Society of London. B. Biological Sciences
- Vol. 148 (932) , 397-402
- https://doi.org/10.1098/rspb.1958.0033
Abstract
When a muscle has been soaked in a moderately hypertonic solution its mechanical response to a shock is delayed, but its heat production is almost normal and starts considerably earlier than its shortening. After a more hypertonic solution the mechanical response is abolished, but a substantial part of the heat production remains. These effects are rapidly reversed by soaking in a normal isotonic solution. They strengthen the previous conclusion that chemical reactions triggered by a stimulus precede the mechanical response.Keywords
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