Membrane Potential Changes during Sodium Transport in Frog Sartorius Muscle

Nature ◽  
1962 ◽  
Vol 193 (4819) ◽  
pp. 986-987 ◽  
Author(s):  
RODERICK P. KERNAN
Keyword(s):  
Membrane Potential ◽  
Sodium Transport ◽  
Sartorius Muscle ◽  
Frog Sartorius Muscle ◽  
Frog Sartorius

Action of acetylcholine, choline and D-tubocurarine on the membrane of frog sartorius muscle fibers

1959 ◽  
Vol 196 (6) ◽  
pp. 1191-1196 ◽  
Author(s):  
S. Ochs ◽  
A. K. Mukherjee
Keyword(s):  
Membrane Potential ◽  
Mechanical Stimulation ◽  
Muscle Fibers ◽  
Potential Drop ◽  
Sartorius Muscle ◽  
End Plate ◽  
Frog Sartorius Muscle ◽  
Before And After ◽  
The Mean ◽  
Frog Sartorius

Resting potentials of frog sartorius muscle fibers were taken with microelectrodes at different distances along the length of muscles before and after adding acetylcholine or choline. The mean membrane potential drop and scatter of the potentials recorded in the relatively nerve-free, and in the more densely innervated parts of the muscle, were similar. The loss of direct excitability to electrical and mechanical stimulation was correlated with the concentration of choline or acetylcholine presented. d-tubocurarine added beforehand protected against the depolarizing effect of acetylcholine and choline everywhere along the length of the muscle. A generalized action of acetylcholine and choline and also of d-tubocurarine all along the muscle fibers was inferred. This generalized action at higher concentrations of acetylcholine and choline is believed to be additional to a more specific end plate action.

Constancy of Axial Spacings in Frog Sartorius Muscle during Contraction

Nature ◽  
1965 ◽  
Vol 206 (4991) ◽  
pp. 1358-1358 ◽  
Author(s):  
H. E. HUXLEY ◽  
W. BROWN ◽  
K. C. HOLMES
Keyword(s):  
Sartorius Muscle ◽  
Frog Sartorius Muscle ◽  
Frog Sartorius
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