[Energy exchange in mitochondria and contractility of bundles of glycerinated myocardial fibers in traumatic shock].

The state of energy exchange on the basis of respiratory chain reactions of myocardial mitochondria and contractility of bundles of glycerinated muscle fibers in traumatic shock, were investigated. The mitochondria isolated from animal myocardium at the terminal stage of traumatic shock were found to be capable to carry out oxidative phosphorylation at the level typical for healthy animal mitochondria. Parallel tensometric analyses of contractility of bundles of glycerinated muscle fibers showed that in rats and dogs with traumatic shock the most pronounced changes occur in isometric tension and specific power. At the same time relative fiber shortening under isotonic conditions is insignificantly reduced.