期刊
EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF APPLIED PHYSIOLOGY
卷 81, 期 5, 页码 403-410出版社
SPRINGER
DOI: 10.1007/s004210050061
关键词
motor units; neuron interaction; motoneuron; aging; firing rate
资金
- NIA NIH HHS [AG09662] Funding Source: Medline
- NATIONAL INSTITUTE ON AGING [R01AG009662] Funding Source: NIH RePORTER
In an effort to determine whether aging might alter the manner in which pairs of motor units are coactivated, the extent of motor unit synchronization was assessed in the first dorsal interosseous (FDI) muscle in seven young (mean 28 years) and eight older adults (mean 75 years). During constant-force isometric contractions at either 50% or 100% of maximal effort, motor units were recorded using a four-wire needle electrode and a multi-channel recording technique. Customized software was utilized to identify the occurrences of motor unit action potentials from the resultant three-channel signals. The magnitude of motor unit synchronization was determined using six variables that have been described previously in the literature. The extent of motor unit synchronization was similar in both young and older adults, occurring in nearly every motor unit pair observed. During the 50% maximum voluntary contractions, the CIS synchronization measure (the number of synchronized discharges per unit time) averaged 2.5 in the young subjects and 2.4 in the older individuals. The intensity of motor unit synchronization was somewhat greater during maximal force isometric contractions. We conclude that motor unit synchronization in the FDI muscle is a ubiquitous phenomenon that is not affected by the aging process.
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