Pattern of skeletal muscle chemical composition during in vivo electrical stimulations.

ABSTRACT

Electrical stimulations of low voltage, frequency and short duration of time are suitable for amphibian muscle to induce localized muscular exercise in an intact animal. The pattern of changes in the muscle chemical components on chronic exposure to repeated electrical stimulations suggested the onset of regulation on muscle metabolism leading to carbohydrate sparing process and muscular hypertrophy. The applicability of this procedure to prevent the muscle wasting in atrophic and dystrophic muscles is suggested.