Spatial heterogeneity of metabolism in skeletal muscle in vivo studied by sup 31 P-NMR spectroscopy

Journal Article · Tue Mar 01 00:00:00 EST 1988 · American Journal of Physiology; (USA)

OSTI ID:6809843

Challiss, R A.J.; Blackledge, M J; Radda, G K ^[1]

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1. Univ. of Oxford (England)

Phase modulated rotating-frame imaging, a localization technique for phosphorus nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy, has been applied to obtain information on heterogeneity of phosphorus-containing metabolites in skeletal muscle of the rat in vivo. The distal muscles of the rat hindlimb have been studied at rest and during steady-state isometric twitch contraction; the use of a transmitter surface coil and an electrically isolated, orthogonal receiver Helmholtz coil ensure accurate spatial assignment (1 mm resolution). At rest, intracellular pH was higher and PCr/(PCr + P{sub i}) was lower in deeper muscle compared with superficial muscle of the distal hindlimb. Upon steady-state stimulation, the relatively more alkaline pH of deep muscle was maintained, whereas greater changes in PCr/(PCr + P{sub i}) and P{sub i}/ATP occurred in the superficial muscle layer. This method allows rapid (75 min for each spectral image) acquisition of quantitative information on metabolic heterogeneity in vivo.

• OSTI ID: 6809843
• Journal Information: American Journal of Physiology; (USA), Vol. 254:3; ISSN 0002-9513
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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