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Understanding the efficiency of muscle contraction: dogfish muscle working as in swimming

ReferenceS04244
Principal Investigator / Supervisor Professor Nancy Curtin
Co-Investigators /
Co-Supervisors
Professor Roger Woledge
Institution Imperial College London
DepartmentDept of Medicine
Funding typeResearch
Value (£) 145,354
StatusCompleted
TypeResearch Grant
Start date 18/04/1994
End date 18/11/1997
Duration43 months

Abstract

1. Determine why efficiency is greater during a sinusoidal movement (mimicking swimming) than during constant velocity shortening. 2. Compare efficiency during contraction (work/ATP used) with efficiency for contraction+recovery (work/O2 used). 3. Test the hypothesis that oxidative phosphorylation (re-forming phospocreatine) is the only process occurring during recovery after contraction.

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Committee Closed Committee - Animal Sciences (AS)
Research TopicsX – not assigned to a current Research Topic
Research PriorityX – Research Priority information not available
Research Initiative X - not in an Initiative
Funding SchemeX – not Funded via a specific Funding Scheme
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