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The purpose of this study was to determine the effect of hind-limb suspension (HS) on morphometric, histologic, and contractile characteristics of fast extensor digitorum longus (EDL) and slow soleus (SOL) twitch muscles in adult and immature mice. Hind-limb suspension for 2 weeks was used to produce atrophy in two groups of mice, ages 4 and 12 weeks, with nonsuspended animals serving as controls. Young HS mice exhibited marked decreases in SOL weight, length, cross-sectional area (CSA), twitch and tetanic tensions, and rates of tension development and relaxation, with increases in fatigue resistance. HS reduced the diameter of both type I and IIA fibers, increased the percentage of type I fibers, and decreased the percentage of type IIA fibers in both young and adult SOL. Muscle weight, length, CSA, IIA and IIB fiber areas, and maximum rate of tetanic tension development were decreased in EDL of young HS mice; fatigue resistance and EDL half-relaxation times were increased. For most parameters evaluated, slow twitch muscle was more affected than fast twitch. HS affected contractile characteristics less than morphometric or histologic parameters. Rates of tension development and relaxation were the contractile parameters most affected by HS, and the time parameters of contraction were least affected. For all measurements young mice were more affected than adult mice.
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