A comparative study of aging of the elastic fiber system of the diaphragm and the rectus abdominis muscles in rats.
Braz J Med Biol Res
; 33(12): 1449-54, 2000 Dec.
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| ID: mdl-11105097
In the present study the age-related changes of the striated muscle elastic fiber system were investigated in the diaphragm and rectus abdominis muscles of 1-, 4-, 8- and 18-month-old rats. The activation patterns of these muscles differ in that the diaphragm is regularly mobilized tens of times every minute during the entire life of the animal whereas the rectus abdominis, although mobilized in respiration, is much less and more irregularly activated. The elastic fibers were stained by the Verhoeff technique for mature elastic fibers. Weigert stain was used to stain mature and elaunin elastic fibers, and Weigert-oxone to stain mature, elaunin and oxytalan elastic fibers. The density of mature and elaunin elastic fibers showed a progressive increase with age, whereas the amount of oxytalan elastic fibers decreased in both diaphragm and rectus abdominis muscles and their muscular fasciae. These age-related quantitative and structural changes of the elastic fiber system may reduce the viscoelastic properties of the diaphragm and rectus abdominis muscles, which may compromise the transmission of tensile muscle strength to the tendons and may affect maximum total strength.
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01-internacional
Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Envelhecimento
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Diafragma
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Reto do Abdome
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Tecido Elástico
Limite:
Animals
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Braz J Med Biol Res
Ano de publicação:
2000
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
Brasil
País de publicação:
Brasil