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Table 1 Biometric data of muscle bundles used for the In-vitro Contracture-Test without (IVCT) and with preincubation with cyclopiazonic acid (CPA-IVCT); median and quartiles.

From: Inhibition of sarcoplasmic Ca2+-ATPase increases caffeine- and halothane-induced contractures in muscle bundles of malignant hyperthermia susceptible and healthy individuals

 

IVCT

CPA-IVCT

Length (mm)

18 (16 – 20)

18 (15 – 20)

Weight (mg)

220 (190 – 233)

205 (180 – 240)

Maximum twitch height (mN)

24 (22 – 27)

25 (23 – 27)

Predrug resting tension (mN)

11 (9 – 14)

11 (8 – 14)

Predrug twitch height (mN)

57 (37 – 75)

42 (16 – 82)