Table 3

Muscle Weight, Number of Motor Units, Single Twitch and Maximal Tetanic Tension, expressed as a % ratio, of the operated to the control side, in the soleus, in the four age groups tested. Axotomy has been performed in P2, in all cases.

Soleus Operated / Control side %


Single Twitch
Tet-100
Motor Units
Muscle Weight

Adult
16.80
12.44
49.87
10.60

± 3.03
± 0.97
± 6.73
± 2.62
Adult-Mg
87.34
97.00
80.56
38.88

± 21.06
± 11.33
± 4.34
± 5.25
P28
107.21
67.39
62.77
45.19

± 53.62
± 39.21
± 8.87
± 6.29
P28-Mg
94.10
91.45
86.67
64.07

± 25.80
± 15.09
± 5.65
± 7.22
P21
101.74
79.00
71.37
48.80

± 17.13
± 14.34
± 5.45
± 6.44
P21-Mg
93.49
77.01
93.74
58.08

± 29.14
± 25.63
± 6.61
± 29.92
P14
90.38
81.96
89.67
60.91

± 22.35
± 13.56
± 6.41
± 16.43
P14-Mg
89.40
92.12
49.87
66.11

± 8.04
± 11.15
± 6.73
± 13.19

Values are expressed as Mean ± SD.

Gougoulias et al. BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders 2004 5:33   doi:10.1186/1471-2474-5-33