Muscles of a different 'color': the unusual properties of the extraocular muscles may predispose or protect them in neurogenic and myogenic disease
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Muscles of a different 'color': the unusual properties of the extraocular muscles may predispose or protect them in neurogenic and myogenic disease
Abstract
The rules that govern many aspects of skeletal muscle structure and function are very different for the extraocular muscle allotype. The myoblast lineages present in the extraocular muscle primordia are permissive for generation of an unusually wide range of fiber types. The balance that is struck between genetic specification and activity dependent factors in shaping fiber phenotype to suit the demands of complex visuomotor systems is not yet well defined. Because skeletal muscle has high energy demands, diversity in fiber types is needed to maximize efficiency; greater diversity in fiber composition then indicates a more diverse functional repertoire. Together, the characteristics of small motor unit size, precise dependence of muscle force upon motor neuron discharge rate, high contractile speed but low tension development, and contractile protein heterogeneity contribute toward the high precision and diversity that is required for eye movements. Finally, the structural and functional characteristics and plasticity of the individual extraocular muscle fiber types play an important role in determining their response to disease or manipulation. The lack of uniform responses across the muscle allotypes in disease, or in response to pharmaceutical or surgical interventions, requires that we obtain a better understanding of the fundamental differences that exist between muscle groups.
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