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ArticleJournal of biomedicine & biotechnology2010

Contractile properties of esophageal striated muscle: comparison with cardiac and skeletal muscles in rats.

Takahiko Shiina, Takeshi Shima, Kazuaki Masuda, Haruko Hirayama, Momoe Iwami, Tadashi Takewaki, Hirofumi Kuramoto, Yasutake Shimizu

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Article in Journal of biomedicine & biotechnology, 2010. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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4 citing papers in PubMed, 13 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Takahiko ShiinaLaboratory of Physiology, Department of Basic Veterinary Science, The United Graduate School of Veterinary Sciences, Gifu University, 1-1 Yanagido, Gifu 501-1193, Japan.
Takeshi Shima
Kazuaki Masuda
Haruko Hirayama
Momoe Iwami
Tadashi Takewaki
Hirofumi Kuramoto
Yasutake Shimizu
Gifu University · JPKyoto Institute of Technology · JP

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The external muscle layer of the mammalian esophagus consists of striated muscles. We investigated the contractile properties of esophageal striated muscle by comparison with those of skeletal and cardiac muscles. Electrical field stimulation with single pulses evoked twitch-like contractile responses in esophageal muscle, similar to those in skeletal muscle in duration and similar to those in cardiac muscle in amplitude. The contractions of esophageal muscle were not affected by an inhibitor of gap junctions. Contractile responses induced by high potassium or caffeine in esophageal muscle were analogous to those in skeletal muscle. High-frequency stimulation induced a transient summation of contractions followed by sustained contractions with amplitudes similar to those of twitch-like contractions, although a large summation was observed in skeletal muscle. The results demonstrate that esophageal muscle has properties similar but not identical to those of skeletal muscle and that some specific properties may be beneficial for esophageal peristalsis.

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AnimalsCaffeineElectric StimulationEsophagusGap JunctionsHalothaneIn Vitro TechniquesMaleMuscle ContractionMuscle, SkeletalMyocardiumPotassiumRatsRats, WistarCaffeineHalothanePotassium

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PMID20379364
PMCPMC2850148
OpenAlexW2071549338

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