Effects of barium on separately recorded fast and slow PIII responses in bullfrog retina

Summary Investigation of Ba²⁺ effects on fast and slow PIII responses in isolated bullfrog retina revealed that Ba²⁺ suppressed slow PIII completely with little effect on fast PIII. A light-induced [K⁺]₀ decrease in the photoreceptor layer was observed in spite of Ba²⁺ perfusion, indicating the suppressive action of Ba²⁺ on the K⁺ conductance of the Müller cell membrane.Acknowledgment. This work was supported by research grant from the Ministry of Education, Science and Culture of Japan and Kinki University research grant 55–103. The author wishes to thank Prof. I. Hanawa at Kobe University for his valuable discussions.     

Induced myotonia in fast and slow muscles of the rat

Zusammenfassung Nach chronischer Applikation von 25-Azacholesterol kann auch in den langsamen Muskelfasern Myotonie erzeugt werden.     

Rhythmic wavelets recorded from an in vitro preparation of mammalian retina

Zusammenfassung Die rhythmischen Potentiale an der aufsteigenden Phase derb-Welle des von der In-vitro-Präparation der Warmblüternetzhaut abgeleiteten Elektroretinogramms wurden in vivo dargestellt.     

Tension and structure in crustacean fast and slow muscle fibres

Résumé Les fibres de l'abdomen du homard pourvues de longues striations ont développé une plus grande tension par unité de surface, en coupe transversale, que les fibres munies de striations courtes.     

Effects of the spinal cord section and of subsequent denervation on the mechanical properties of fast and slow muscles

Summary The Soleus muscle of the rat, 3–6 months old, becomes significantly faster than in the controls, if the spinal cord is cut at birth. Mechanical properties of Extensor Digitorum Longus (EDL) muscle are not altered by spinal cord section. In cordotomized animals Soleus muscle always remains slower than EDL muscle. Denervation, performed 3–6 months after birth, has the same slowing effects in the Soleus and EDL muscles, both in cordotomized and in the control animals.     

Effects of the spinal cord section and of subsequent denervation on the mechanical properties of fast and slow muscles.

The Soleus muscle of the rat, 3--6 months old, becomes significantly faster than in the controls, if the spinal cord is cut at birth. Mechanical properties of Extensor Digitorum Longus (EDL) muscle are not altered by spinal cord section. In cordotomized animals Soleus muscle always remains slower than EDL muscle. Denervation, performed 3--6 months after birth, has the same slowing effects in the Soleus and EDL muscles, both in cordotomized and in the control animals.     

Contractile properties of fast muscle preparations regenerating in slow muscle beds

Summary Mechanical evidence is presented to show that fast muscle tissue regenerating in the bed of a slow muscle, and innervated by the slow muscle nerve, has contractile properties identical to those of a slow muscle regenerating in its own bed. The results do not support the idea that regenerating fast muscles are partially resistant to the transforming effects of a slow nerve.This investigation was supported in part by NIH grants 1-RO1-NS-14033 and 1-T32-07224.     

Biochemical efficiency and intrinsic shortening speed in selected vertebrate fast and slow muscles

Summary The biochemical efficiency was measured in iodoacetate N₂ and NaCN-treated muscles by dividing the work done by the amount of phosphoryl creatine hydrolysed when contracting at their optimum velocity. An inverse relationship was found between the intrinsic speed of shortening (V_max) of the muscles and their mechanochemical efficiency.     

Differential effects of disuse preceding denervation on the onset and development of fibrillation in fast and slow muscles

Summary Section of the sciatic nerve, performed after a week of muscular disuse, is followed by fibrillation earlier in the soleus (S) than in the anterior tibialis (AT) muscle of the rat. The subsequent development of fibrillation, which is different in the control denervated S as compared with the control denervated AT, tends to become similar in the disused-denervated muscles.This work was aided, in part, by a grant from U. I. L. D. M. (Unione Italiana Lotta alla Distrofia Muscolare), Sezione di Trieste.     

Intracellularly recorded responses of red nucleus neurones during antidromic and orthodromic activation

Résumé Chez le chat anesthésié au Nembutal ou au chloralose, les réponses évoquées dans les neurones du noyau rouge par les stimulations antidromiques et orthodromiques ont été étudiées au moyen de microélectrodes intracellulaires.     

Effects of iodoacetate on the histology of the chick retina

Résumé Le monoïodoacetate de sodium injecté à des poulets par voie intraveineuse en une dose unique de 40 mg/kg, provoque des lésions très précoces dans toutes les couches cellulaires de la rétine. Une dégénérescence plus ou moins complète survient 6 à 7 jours après l'injection. On peut conclure que le poulet présente une sensibilité au monoïodoacetate plus grande que celle des mammifères precédemment étudiés (lapin, chat, macaque).     

The effects of glycine on the rabbit retina: Averaged ERG and averaged visual evoked responses

Résumé L'injection intravitréenne de Glycine (0.005 et 0.002 g) chez le lapin entraîne l'abolition des potentiels oscillatoires de l'ERG moyenné photopique, phénomène réversible en 12–24 h. La Glycine exerce probablement un effet inhibiteur sur l'électrogenèse des potentiels oscillatoires.     

Differential binding of vitamin E to sarcoplasmic reticulum from fast and slow muscles of the rabbit

Summary The distribution of [³H]-tocopherol between the intracellular membranes of fast white and slow red muscles was studied in vivo. In vitro experiments confirmed a higher incorporation of the vitamin into the reconstructed sarcoplasmic reticulum membranes from slow muscle.This work was supported by funds from the Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche to the C.S. Biologia e Fisiopatologia Muscolare and to the Istituto di Patologia Generale, Università di Bologna, and in part by a grant from the Muscular Dystrophy Association to Prof. Aloisi.