Table 5.

Effect of electrical stimulation on the uptake of 36Cl in isolated rat EDL muscle in vitro

Experimental conditions 36Cl uptake Intracellular 36Cl Relative increase P-values 
 µmol/g wet wt mM %  
Resting controls 7.1 ± 0.6 (5) 13.9 ± 1.2   
60-Hz stimulation, 60 s 12.2 ± 1.8 (5) 23.9 ± 3.6 71 <0.03 
Resting controls 7.6 ± 0.3 (9) 14.9 ± 0.6   
5-Hz stimulation, 300 s 16.4 ± 0.7 (3) 32.2 ± 1.4 116 <0.001 
10-Hz stimulation, 120 s 15.2 ± 1.0 (3) 29.9 ± 2.0 100 <0.001 
10-Hz stimulation, 300 s 19.5 ± 0.4 (3) 38.2 ± 7.8 157 <0.001 
20-Hz stimulation, 120 s 21.9 ± 4.2 (3) 42.9 ± 8.4 188 <0.001 
Experimental conditions 36Cl uptake Intracellular 36Cl Relative increase P-values 
 µmol/g wet wt mM %  
Resting controls 7.1 ± 0.6 (5) 13.9 ± 1.2   
60-Hz stimulation, 60 s 12.2 ± 1.8 (5) 23.9 ± 3.6 71 <0.03 
Resting controls 7.6 ± 0.3 (9) 14.9 ± 0.6   
5-Hz stimulation, 300 s 16.4 ± 0.7 (3) 32.2 ± 1.4 116 <0.001 
10-Hz stimulation, 120 s 15.2 ± 1.0 (3) 29.9 ± 2.0 100 <0.001 
10-Hz stimulation, 300 s 19.5 ± 0.4 (3) 38.2 ± 7.8 157 <0.001 
20-Hz stimulation, 120 s 21.9 ± 4.2 (3) 42.9 ± 8.4 188 <0.001 

Experimental conditions as described in the legend to Fig. 3, except that stimulation was also performed using the indicated lower frequencies and longer durations before the quadruple 15-min washout in Na+-free Tris-sucrose buffer at 0°C. All values were corrected for the loss of 36Cl taking place during the washout in the cold and are given as µmol/g wet wt ± SEM, with the number of muscles in parentheses.

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