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. 1986 Sep;50(3):385–389. doi: 10.1016/S0006-3495(86)83474-9

Lattice shrinkage with increasing resting tension in stretched, single skinned fibers of frog muscle.

H Higuchi, Y Umazume
PMCID: PMC1329713  PMID: 3489489

Abstract

The 1,0 lattice spacing d1,0 in chemically and mechanically skinned single fibers of frog muscle was measured at various sarcomere lengths, L, in the range from L = 2.1 to 6.0 microns by an x-ray diffraction method. In chemically skinned fibers, d1,0 decreased with a similar slope to that of mechanically skinned fibers up to L congruent to 3 microns, but beyond this point d1,0 steeply decreased with further stretching. This steep decrease in d1,0 could be ascribed mainly to an increase in the compressing force associated with the longitudinal extension of a remnant of the sarcolemma. In mechanically skinned fibers, the gradual decrease in d1,0 continued beyond filament overlap (L greater than or equal to 3.5 microns) and was highly proportional to a resting tension. This decrease in d1,0 at L greater than or equal to 3.5 microns could be ascribed to an increase in the force exerted by lateral elastic components, which is proportional to the longitudinal resting tension. A conceptual model is proposed of a network structure of elastic components in a sarcomere.

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