When scientists zap rat muscle with electricity for a couple of hours, it tears a little bit of the muscle’s outer layer (which you can tell by a chemical leaking out), but it doesn’t break the muscle’s internal pumps that keep it working properly.

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Effects of Electrical Stimulation and Insulin on Na+–K+‐ATPase ([3H]Ouabain Binding) in Rat Skeletal Muscle

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2003 Mar 1

The study zapped rat muscles with electricity for a long time and found that even though the muscle cells got a little damaged, the pumps that move sodium and potassium in and out didn’t decrease in number.

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Effects of Electrical Stimulation and Insulin on Na+–K+‐ATPase ([3H]Ouabain Binding) in Rat Skeletal Muscle

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DOI: 10.1113/jphysiol.2003.034512

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