Table 1 Effect of α/βCaMKII-transfection vs. controls on contractile parameters

From: CaMKII content affects contractile, but not mitochondrial, characteristics in regenerating skeletal muscle

	SOL			GM
	Non-transfected	Control-transfected	α/βCaMKII-transfected	Non-transfected	Control-transfected	α/βCaMKII-transfected
F_twitch (mN)	216±9.3	178 ±15^a	174 ±20	2548 ±86	2377 ±175^a	2380 ±178
F_max (mN)	1083±57	555 ±57^a	568 ±80	8864 ±395	7594 ±638^a	8078 ±723
Fatigue (%)	10.5 ±3.6	18.8 ±5.3	22.7 ±5.4	67.5 ±2.1	65.3 ±2.9	67.6 ±2.2
TTP (ms)	105 ±14	133 ±7.9^a	108 ±7.3^b	43.0 ±3.3	50.9 ±4.0^a	44.2 ±2.4^b
HRT (ms)	121 ±18	168 ±4.6^a	142 ±6.9^b	42.9 ±5.9	54.0 ±6.0^a	46.2 ±3.9^b

Data are shown as mean ± SE. For abbreviations see Figure 2. Fatigue: % decrease in force after the 50 maximal tetanic contractions of the high-intensity exercise, relative to first contraction; ^a: Main effect of electro-transfer procedure (p<0.05); ^b: Main effect of α/βCaMKII overexpression (p<0.05).

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