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The effect of verapamil on the gastrocnemius and soleus muscles of the cat in vivo
- Source :
- European Journal of Pharmacology. 60:15-21
- Publication Year :
- 1979
- Publisher :
- Elsevier BV, 1979.
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Abstract
- The effects of verapamil on the force of contraction of soleus and gastrocnemius muscles of the cat were examined in vivo. The rapid intra-arterial administration of verapamil (100-800 micrograms/kg) produced a dose-dependent increase in the contractile force of soleus and gastrocnemius muscles stimulated supramaximally via their nerves. Verapamil also potentiated twitch tension in d-tubocurarine-treated, directly stimulated soleus preparations. This agent had no effect, however, on the contractile force of 14- to 16-day chronically denervated, directly stimulated soleus muscle. Verapamil (400 microgram/kg, i.a.) also produced a significant increase in muscle action potential duration while having no effect on amplitudes, rise times or resting membrane potential. It is concluded that verapamil acts directly on innervated skeletal muscle to increase muscle force and it is suggested that the probable site of action is at the muscle membrane.
- Subjects :
- medicine.medical_specialty
Time Factors
Contraction (grammar)
Action Potentials
Tubocurarine
Membrane Potentials
In vivo
Internal medicine
medicine
Animals
Muscle membrane
Muscle force
Pharmacology
Soleus muscle
Membrane potential
Dose-Response Relationship, Drug
Chemistry
Muscles
Skeletal muscle
musculoskeletal system
Endocrinology
medicine.anatomical_structure
Verapamil
Cats
Muscle Contraction
medicine.drug
Subjects
Details
- ISSN :
- 00142999
- Volume :
- 60
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- European Journal of Pharmacology
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....42154e5f5caf54bd70536a581044116d