31P NMR spectra of isolated rabbit bladder and uterus were obtained under steady-state arterial perfusion in vitro at rest and while stimulated. The spectra contained seven major peaks:… (More)
ATP utilization (delta approximately P) during an isometric contraction has been studied in terms of both measurements of oxygen consumption and lactate production as well as of the tissue nucleotide… (More)
The relationship between extracellular calcium concentration ([Ca2+]o), isometric force (Fo), unloaded shortening velocity (Vus), and the rate of ATP utilization (JATP) were studied in vascular… (More)
A study of the K+-activated myosin ATPase activity, which was measured at high ionic strength in the absence of divalent cations, permitted estimates of the actin-myosin interaction under conditions… (More)
Myosins isolated from mixed rabbit skeletal muscle and several smooth muscles differ with respect to the rate of ATP hydrolysis and the degree of inhibition of the potassium-activated ATPase activity… (More)
Previous studies (Paul, R. J. Chemical energetics of vascular smooth muscle. In: Handbook of Physiology: The Cardiovascular System. Bethesda, MD: Am. Physiol. Soc., 1980, p. 201-235) have shown that… (More)
The rate of ATP utilization ( JATP ) and unloaded shortening velocity ( Vus ) of porcine carotid artery were studied during tension development and maintenance to assess the importance of mechanisms… (More)
In smooth muscle isometric force, shortening velocity, the ATP utilization under isometric conditions, and tension cost are all functions of calcium. This suggests that both cross bridge number and… (More)
Phosphocreatine (PCr) and intracellular pH changes were monitored by 31P-NMR spectroscopy in isolated, arterially perfused cat biceps and soleus muscles, while the pH of the CO2-bicarbonate buffered… (More)