Research Article

Mechanical and Electrophysiological Properties of the Sarcolemma of Muscle Fibers in Two Murine Models of Muscle Dystrophy: Col6a1 and Mdx

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Passive and active membrane electrical properties of muscle fibers analysed in intact freshly dissected FDB muscle. Electrophysiological parameters determined in FDB fibers are shown as means with standard errors for wild type (black columns), Col6a1 / (gray columns) and mdx (white columns) muscles. Histogram (a) shows resting membrane potential (rpm), histogram (b) shows input resistance, histogram (c) shows action potential amplitude, and histogram (d) shows rate of depolarization during action potential. P  <  .05 and P  <  .01 compared to wild type.
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