title: The size of the sucrose, raffinose, and inulin spaces in the gastrocnemius muscle of the rat.
abstract: 1. The sucrose, raffinose and inulin spaces within the gastrocnemius of the female rat have been estimated at 12.0 +/- 2.2%, 10.7 +/- 0.6%, and 10.0 +/- 0.3% respectively, expressed as a percentage of the total muscle volume.2. The mucopolysaccharide and hexosamine contents of the gastrocnemius have been found to be inversely dependent upon the weight of the muscle.3. The possibility that a relation exists between the saccharide spaces and the muscle musopolysaccharide content has been discussed in terms of saccharide molecular radii.
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D005110:Extracellular Space / Q000502:physiology*; D005260:Female; D006025:Glycosaminoglycans / Q000032:analysis; D006595:Hexosamines / Q000032:analysis; D007444:Inulin / Q000032:analysis*; D009132:Muscles / Q000032:analysis*; D010477:Perfusion; D011134:Polysaccharides / Q000032:analysis*; D051381:Rats; D013395:Sucrose / Q000032:analysis*
chemical_list: D006025:Glycosaminoglycans; D006595:Hexosamines; D011134:Polysaccharides; D013395:Sucrose; D007444:Inulin