Energy metabolism in isolated chick (Gallus domesticus) gastrocnemius and tilapia (Tilapia mossambica) epaxial muscle at various temperatures in vitro

E. Y. Suzuki, R. J. Early, P. H. Patterson

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Abstract

Muscle respiration experiments on inhibitor dosage (experiment 1), muscle preparation (tendons removed vs. unstretched vs. stretched muscles; chick muscle only; experiment 2) and media temperature (26.5, 32, 37, 42°C; experiment 3) were conducted on chick (Gallus domesticus) gastrocnemius and tilapia (Tilapia mossambica) epaxial muscle in vitro. Experiment 1: The dosage of cycloheximide and ouabain required for maximum inhibition of protein synthesis and Na+,K+ ATPase, respectively, in chick and tilapia muscle was approximately 6 × 10-5 M. Experiment 2: Removing the tendons of chick muscle decreased (% inhibition, P = 0.05) cycloheximide-sensitive respiration compared to stretched and unstretched muscles (tendons intact). However, muscle preparation had little influence on ouabain-sensitive respiration. Experiment 3: Cycloheximide-sensitive respiration tended to increase (μ O2/mg DNA -fhr, P = 0.054) with media temperature in tilapia muscle. Chick muscle was less responsive in this respect. Ouabain-sensitive respiration increased at lower temperature in chick muscle (% inhibition, cubic relationship, P = 0.001) and at higher temperature in tilapia muscle (% inhibition, quadratic relationship, P = 0.0002).

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)139-150
Number of pages12
JournalComparative Biochemistry and Physiology -- Part A: Physiology
Volume109
Issue number1
DOIs
StatePublished - Sep 1994

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

  • Physiology

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