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Mitochondrial oxidative enzyme activity in individual fibre types in hypo- and hyperthyroid rat skeletal muscles.
- Source :
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Quarterly journal of experimental physiology (Cambridge, England) [Q J Exp Physiol] 1984 Apr; Vol. 69 (2), pp. 257-70. - Publication Year :
- 1984
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Abstract
- Quantitative cytochemical and biochemical techniques have been used in combination to study the response of mitochondrial oxidative enzymes in individual muscle fibre types to hypo- and hyperthyroidism. Hypothyroidism resulted in decreased activity of succinate dehydrogenase (SDH), L-glycerol-3-phosphate dehydrogenase (L-GPDH), and D-3-hydroxybutyrate dehydrogenase (D-HBDH) in all fibre types of both slow-twitch soleus and fast-twitch extensor digitorum longus (e.d.l.) muscles. In hyperthyroidism, only L-GPDH activity increased in e.d.l. but more marked increases were seen in soleus muscles, which also showed increased SDH activity. In addition to these alterations in the enzyme activity in individual fibre types the metabolic profile of the muscle is further modified by the hormone-induced interconversion of slow- to fast-twitch fibres and vice versa.
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 0144-8757
- Volume :
- 69
- Issue :
- 2
- Database :
- MEDLINE
- Journal :
- Quarterly journal of experimental physiology (Cambridge, England)
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 6729016
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1113/expphysiol.1984.sp002804