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  • Title: Effects of aging on diaphragm contractile function in golden hamsters.
    Author: Zhang YL, Kelsen SG.
    Journal: Am Rev Respir Dis; 1990 Dec; 142(6 Pt 1):1396-401. PubMed ID: 2252258.
    Abstract:
    The present study investigated the effects of aging on the contractile properties of the adult diaphragm in 42 Golden Syrian hamsters. Experiments were performed on isolated diaphragm strips from three groups of animals 4.9 +/- 0.4 (SE), 12.8 +/- 0.2, and 18.8 +/- 0.3 months of age. Aging was associated with a decrease in the maximal isometric tension generated per unit cross-sectional area of muscle and slowing in the time-to-peak tension and rate of muscle relaxation. The velocity of muscle shortening at a given load was also significantly less in older than in younger animals, and the force-velocity curve became flatter with advancing age as reflected by increases in the Hill coefficient (a/P0). Changes in maximal active tension and maximal velocity of unloaded shortening with aging correlated weakly (r greater than 0.3; p less than 0.05) and were of similar magnitude (-17 to -21%), suggesting that aging affects these two indices of muscle function in similar fashion. Finally, the diaphragm fatigued more rapidly in older than in younger animals. We conclude that aging depresses the ability of the adult diaphragm to generate tension and to shorten and resist fatigue.
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