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Ouabain binding sites in skeletal muscle from normal and dystrophic mice.
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Abstract
The specific binding of tritiated ouabain was used to estimate the density of Na+-K+-ATPase sites ("Na+-pump" sites) in segments of skeletal muscle from normal and dystrophic mice. Ouabain binding was approximately 4 times greater in red (soleus) muscle than in white (superficial gastrocnemius) muscle from normal animals. In dystrophic soleus muscles, ouabain binding was decreased by nearly one-half. Because Na+-K+-ATPase activity is associated with plasma membranes, these observations constitute further evidence for a sarcolemmal abnormality in dystrophic mice.
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- PubMed ID:
- 144788
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