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Effects of stretch and starvation on glucose uptake of rat soleus and extensor digitorum longus muscles
Author(s) -
Shoji Shin'ichi
Publication year - 1986
Publication title -
muscle and nerve
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.025
H-Index - 145
eISSN - 1097-4598
pISSN - 0148-639X
DOI - 10.1002/mus.880090206
Subject(s) - extensor digitorum longus muscle , starvation , soleus muscle , extensor digitorum muscle , medicine , endocrinology , carbohydrate metabolism , carbohydrate , glucose uptake , chemistry , biology , anatomy , skeletal muscle , insulin
To examine the effects of stretch and starvation on muscle carbohydrate metabolism, glucose uptake was measured using [ 3 H]3‐O‐methylglucose. Glucose uptake was higher in the stretched condition, and more so in soleus muscle than in extensor digitorum longus. After 4 days of starvation, glucose uptake decreased significantly in soleus muscle, but in extensor digitorum longus muscle, glucose uptake per noncollagen protein increased.