Table 1.

Quantitative evaluation of CRU and mitochondrial ultrastructure, and calcium signaling in SM derived from control and EtOH-fed rats

Animal feeding Ultrastructural measurements Ca2+ signaling 
 TT jSR TT-SR Mitochondria Mito-SR [Ca2+]c [Ca2+]m 
 Area Area Gap Contact length Area Aspect ratio Gap Contact length Fura2 ΔR/R0 mtRCaMP ΔF/F0 
 nm2 × 10−4 nm2 × 10−4 nm % nm2 × 10−4  nm nm   
Control 0.24 ± 0.01 0.8 ± 0.07 19.9 ± 0.4 70.5 ± 1.2 3.6 ± 0.3 1.33 ± 0.02 25.1 ± 1 104 ± 6 1.93 ± 0.4 (n = 10) 1.01 ± 0.3 (n = 6) 
EtOH 0.22 ± 0.01 0.76 ± 0.03 18.8 ± 0.4* 68.6 ± 1.3 5.7 ± 0.5* 1.26 ± 0.02** 29.7 ± 1 83.4 ± 4** 2.19 ± 0.2 (n = 11) 0.84 ± 0.2 (n = 9) 

TEM samples from FDB muscle of three pairs for control vs. EtOH-fed animals, 21,000× images, from at least three fibers and a total of 32 measurements per sample, mean ± SE. *, P < 0.03; **, P < 0.006. Calcium signaling: amplitude of one Ca2+ transient triggered by field stimulation (100 Hz, 500 ms, 2-ms/pulse), mean ± SE.

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