| Abstract | 1. We evaluated the effect of electric shock on swimming leeches by measuring changes in high-energy phosphate metabolism using in vivo 31P-NMR. 2. Leeches electrically stimulated during swimming showed anodal galvanotaxis and stopped swimming with stimulation at strong current. 3. Comparison of the concentrations of high-energy phosphate metabolites before and after electric shock using 31P-NMR revealed a marked decrease in beta-ATP and an increase in that of Pi. 4. Electric shock apparently induces excessive muscle fatigue in leeches, resulting in transient paralysis. |
| Authors | A Chiba, S Chichibu
(Affiliation: Department of Physiology, Kinki University School of Medicine, Osaka, Japan.)
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| Journal | Comparative biochemistry and physiology. Comparative physiology
(Comp Biochem Physiol Comp Physiol)
Vol. 106
Issue 2
Pg. 239-43
(Oct 1993)
ENGLAND |
| PMID | 7902797
(Publication Type: Journal Article)
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| Chemical References |
- Phosphates
- Phosphorus Isotopes
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| Topics |
- Animals
- Electricity
- Energy Metabolism
- Leeches
(physiology)
- Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy
- Phosphates
(metabolism)
- Phosphorus Isotopes
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