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The size of the sucrose, raffinose, and inulin spaces in the gastrocnemius muscle in the rat
Author(s) -
Law R. O.,
Phelps C. F.
Publication year - 1966
Publication title -
the journal of physiology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.802
H-Index - 240
eISSN - 1469-7793
pISSN - 0022-3751
DOI - 10.1113/jphysiol.1966.sp008055
Subject(s) - raffinose , inulin , gastrocnemius muscle , sucrose , chemistry , anatomy , medicine , endocrinology , biochemistry , biology , skeletal muscle
1. The sucrose, raffinose and inulin spaces within the gastrocnemius of the female rat have been estimated at 12·0 ± 2·2%, 10·7 ± 0·6%, and 10·0 ± 0·3% respectively, expressed as a percentage of the total muscle volume. 2. The mucopolysaccharide and hexosamine contents of the gastrocnemius have been found to be inversely dependent upon the weight of the muscle. 3. The possibility that a relation exists between the saccharide spaces and the muscle musopolysaccharide content has been discussed in terms of saccharide molecular radii.