Calcium Fluxes in Work-Related Muscle Disorder: Implications from a Rat Model

Table 1

Overview of analyses performed per group, limb, and type of analysis.

Rat group	Limb	Muscles	Ca++ uptake/release	Western blot	ELISA	Task exposure calculations	Sensorimotor behavioral tests
HRHF	Reach limb, RL					X	X
		M. flexor digitorum, Flex	X	X	X
		M. extensor digitorum, Ext	X	X
		M. trapezius, Trap	X	X	X
		M. supraspinatus, Supra	X	X
HRHF	Support limb, SL					X	X
		M. flexor digitorum, Flex	X		X
		M. extensor digitorum, Ext	X
		M. trapezius, Trap	X
		M. supraspinatus, Supra	X
FRC	Right limb, R					N/A	X
		M. flexor digitorum, Flex	X	X	X
		M. extensor digitorum, Ext	X	X
		M. trapezius, Trap	X	X	X
		M. supraspinatus, Supra	X	X
FRC	Left limb, L					N/A	X
		M. flexor digitorum, Flex	X		X
		M. extensor digitorum, Ext	X
		M. trapezius, Trap	X
		M. supraspinatus, Supra	X

HRHF = high repetition high force rats, n = 6; FRC = food-restricted control rats, n = 6; N/A = not applicable.