The effect of exercise and restraint on pectoral muscle metabolism in pigeons |
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Authors: | S B Chaplin M M Munson S T Knuth |
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Institution: | (1) Department of Biology, Mail # 4369, University of St. Thomas, 2115 Summit Ave., St. Paul, MN 55105, USA, US |
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Abstract: | The effect of various activity regimes on metabolism of pigeon pectoralis was examined by measurement of blood lactate following
exercise, total lactate dehydrogenase activity of pectoral muscle, and proportions of specific isoenzymes of pectoral muscle
lactate dehydrogenase. Sprint-trained birds had the highest pectoral muscle lactate dehydrogenase activity (1409 IU · g−1 wet tissue), while endurance-trained birds had the highest peak lactate levels (287 mg · dl−1, extrapolated from decay curves) and fastest half-time of the lactate response (4.8 min) following exercise, but the lowest
lactate dehydrogenase activity (115 IU · g−1 wet tissue). Immobilization of one wing for 3 weeks following endurance training produced a marked increase in lactate dehydrogenase
activity of the immobilized muscle, compared to that in the contralateral pectoralis and endurance-trained muscle. Aerobic
forms of the lactate dehydrogenase enzyme (that favor conversion of lactate to pyruvate) predominated in pectoral muscle of
endurance-trained birds, while cage-confined birds exhibited primarily the anaerobic isoenzymes. These results demonstrate
that conversion of pectoral muscle lactate dehydrogenase isoenzymes, total lactate dehydrogenase activity, and half-time of
lactate response after exercise is dependent on activity regime in pigeons. In this respect, pigeon pectoral muscle responds
to training and disuse in a manner similar to that of mammalian skeletal muscle.
Accepted: 10 September 1996 |
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Keywords: | Avian muscle Lactate dehydrogenase Training Immobilization Pigeon |
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