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Activity of phasic motor neurons partially transforms the neuronal and muscle phenotype to a tonic-like state.
Muscle & nerve - 1 Jul 1998
Cooper R L, Warren W M, Ashby H E
Abstract excerpt
We present a model preparation, the crayfish, to investigate chronic stimulation effects in muscle fiber type and neuronal conversion from fast to slow. The results show a presynaptic alteration in transmitter release after 1 week of stimulation at 5 Hz for a 2-h daily regime. With the same stimulation paradigm, the muscle proteins displayed on a polyacrylamide gel only start to show changes after 3 weeks. The...
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