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Journal of Experimental Biology, Vol 187, Issue 1 261-274, Copyright © 1994 by Company of Biologists

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CONTRACTILE PROPERTIES OF A HIGH-FREQUENCY MUSCLE FROM A CRUSTACEAN - ACTIVATION PATTERNS IN VIVO

R Josephson and D Stokes

1. The flagella of crustaceans are small appendages, borne on the maxillipeds, which beat repetitively when active. Flagellar movement is brought about by contraction of a single muscle, the flagellum abductor (FA). 2. The stroke frequency of the flagella of the green crab, Carcinus maenas, was about 11 Hz at 15 °C and was relatively independent of animal size [frequency is proportional to (animal mass)-0.07], even though scaling considerations suggest that, for constant muscle stress, frequency should be proportional to mass-0.33. The coefficient of variation for intervals between successive strokes of a flagellum was about 4 %. 3. The FA is innervated by two excitatory motoneurones. Each of the neurones fired 0­5 times during a stroke. The interspike interval when a neurone fired more than once during a stroke was 3­4 ms.


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