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J Neurophysiol 70: 1300-1306, 1993;
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Journal of Neurophysiology, Vol 70, Issue 4 1300-1306, Copyright © 1993 by APS

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Average but not continuous speed match between motoneurons and muscle units of rat tibialis anterior

R. Bakels and D. Kernell
Graduate School Neurosciences Amsterdam, Department of Neurophysiology, University of Amsterdam, The Netherlands.

1. Properties of single motoneuron/muscle-unit combinations were determined for tibialis anterior (TA) in rats anesthetized with pentobarbital. The TA observations were systematically compared with those obtained earlier by the use of the same techniques from rat medial gastrocnemius (MG). 2. TA motoneurons were investigated with regard to afterhyperpolarization (AHP; total duration 32-74 ms, amplitude 0.39-4.96 mV) and axonal conduction velocity (41-79 m/s). TA muscle-unit measurements included the time course of the isometric twitch (time-to-peak force 10.8-18.0 ms; total duration 42-92 ms), the maximum tetanic force (22-217 mN), and a measure of fatigue sensitivity (fatigue index 5-100%). The range of twitch and AHP durations ("speed range") was markedly smaller in the present TA material than for MG. 3. The mean duration of the TA motoneuronal AHP (49 +/- 8 ms, mean +/- SD) was close to that of its muscle-unit twitch (56 +/- 12 ms). Thus an "average" speed match existed between TA motoneurons and their muscle fibers. 4. For TA there was no correlation between the time courses of AHP and twitch. Thus there was for TA no "continuous" speed match between the motoneurons and their muscle fibers. 5. For TA twitches or AHPs studied separately, there was a significant correlation between different time course measures. Furthermore, compared with TA units having relatively fast twitches, those with slower twitches tended to show 1) a smaller maximum tetanic force and 2) a greater AHP amplitude. Fatigue-resistant units tended to have slower twitches than fatigue-sensitive ones.(ABSTRACT TRUNCATED AT 250 WORDS)


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