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Am J Physiol Regul Integr Comp Physiol 266: R781-R789, 1994;
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AJP - Regulatory, Integrative and Comparative Physiology, Vol 266, Issue 3 781-R789, Copyright © 1994 by American Physiological Society

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Cardiac performance in semi-isolated heart of the crab Carcinus maenas

J. L. Wilkens and B. R. McMahon
Department of Biological Sciences, University of Calgary, Alberta, Canada.

A semi-isolated, in situ heart preparation of the shore crab, Carcinus maenas, supported by its alary ligaments, pumps vigorously for hours at a mean heart rate of 49.7 beats/min and cardiac output of 30 ml.kg-1.min-1. These hearts show no adaptive responses to changes in pericardial sinus pressure, outflow resistance, or afterload. Direct perfusion-induced stretch of the heart wall causes increases in contractile force but minimal changes in heart rate. Stroke work and power are lower than comparable values for animals with myogenic hearts and closed circulatory systems. The values for heart rate and cardiac output are lower than in vivo values and may in part reflect the technique used as well as intrinsic performance of the heart without neural and neurohormonal inputs. Morphometrically the heart represents 0.2% of whole body weight, and the mean stroke volume of 0.35-0.45 ml/kg represents an ejection fraction of 27-34% of ventricular volume (1.4 ml/kg).


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