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. 1974 Dec;14(12):907–921. doi: 10.1016/S0006-3495(74)85958-8

Proton Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Relaxation Measurements in Frog Muscle

Edward D Finch, Louis D Homer
PMCID: PMC1334587  PMID: 4547668

Abstract

Proton nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) relaxation measurements are reported for frog muscle as a function of temperature and Larmor frequency. Each T1ρ, T2, and T1 measurement covered a time domain sufficient to identify the average relaxation time for most intracellular water. Using regression analysis the data were fit with a model where intracellular water molecules are exchanging between a large compartment in which mobility is similar to ordinary water and a small compartment in which motion is restricted. The regression results suggest that: the restricted compartment exhibits a distribution of motions skewed toward that of free water; the residence time of water molecules in the restricted compartment is approximately 1 ms; and, the activation entropy for some water molecules in the restricted compartment is negative.

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