Impact of electropolarity treatment on contractile kinetics of gastrocnemius muscle of toad (Bufo melanostictus) during denervation.
The twitch properties of denervated muscle were found to be altered contributing to the derangement in the contractile machinery of the denervated muscle. Cathodal polarity treatment minimized the fluctuations and tried to restore denervated muscle back to normalcy to some extent. The anodal polarity treatment was not able to produce favourable effect. The differential effect of polarity treatment on the contractile kinetics of the denervated muscle is discussed.
Department of Zoology, Sri Venkateswara University, Tirupati, India.
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D000818:Animals; D002025:Bufonidae; D004558:Electric Stimulation; D007700:Kinetics; D009119:Muscle Contraction / Q000502:physiology*; D009121:Muscle Denervation