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Adult
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Aged
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Ctl (n = 7)
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DFO (n = 7)
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Ctl (n = 6)
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DFO (n = 6)
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Twitch Force (N) A
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4.36 ± 0.32
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5.53 ± 0.38
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3.78 ± 0.40
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4.04 ± 0.35
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Tetanic Force (N) A, D
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12.76 ± 0.44
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14.87 ± 0.88
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10.02 ± 0.86
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11.65 ± 0.79
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Twitch Muscle Quality (N/cm2)
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5.01 ± 0.26
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6.42 ± 0.51
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5.35 ± 0.49
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5.30 ± 0.40
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Tetanic Muscle Quality (N/cm2) D
|
14.68 ± 0.47
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17.25 ± 1.14
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13.82 ± 0.60
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15.28 ± 0.76
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Muscle Mass (g) A
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1.33 ± 0.05
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1.35 ± 0.05
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1.15 ± 0.07
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1.19 ± 0.04
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Muscle CSA (cm2) A
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0.87 ± 0.03
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0.87 ± 0.03
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0.71 ± 0.04
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0.76 ± 0.03
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TPT (ms)
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31.8 ± 1.7
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35.6 ± 2.5
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35.5 ± 2.8
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30.8 ± 1.3
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1/2 RT (ms) X
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24.3 ± 2.1a
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30.3 ± 3.5
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40.3 ± 9.6
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21.0 ± 0.8a
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RFD (mN/ms)
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311.7 ± 26.4
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340.4 ± 70.9
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252.0 ± 27.9
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327.8 ± 30.8
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RFR (mN/ms) A
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271.3 ± 19.1
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270.2 ± 31.5
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149.1 ± 37.2
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236.9 ± 9.2
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norm RFD (%/ms)
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2.5 ± 0.2
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2.3 ± 0.2
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2.7 ± 0.3
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2.9 ± 0.4
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norm RFR (%/ms) X
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2.2 ± 0.2a
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1.8 ± 0.1
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1.5 ± 0.2
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2.0 ± 0.2
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Twitch:Tetanus
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0.34 ± 0.01
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0.37 ± 0.04
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0.39 ± 0.03
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0.34 ± 0.02
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lopt (mm) A, X
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32.5 ± 0.1a
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32.8 ± 0.3a
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34.5 ± 0.1
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33.0 ± 0.3a
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- Data represent means ± SE
- asignificantly different from Aged Ctl
- A significant effect of age, D significant effect of diet, X significant interaction
- CSA cross-sectional area, TPT time to peak twitch force; ½ RT half-relaxation time of twitch force, RFD rate of tetanic force development, RFR rate of tetanic force relaxation; norm, RFD rate of tetanic force development normalized to peak tetanic force, RFR rate of tetanic force relaxation normalized to peak tetanic force, twitch:tetanus ratio of peak twitch to peak tetanic force, lopt optimal length for twitch force production