飞的被动肌肉力量很大,但不足以支飞的重量
Ninghan Wang1, Helene Babski1, Jonathan Elliot Perdomo1
1School of Biomedical Engineering and Health Sciences, Drexel University.
bioRxiv : the preprint server for biology
|August 6, 2025
概括
果 (Drosophila) 的被动力很大,但不足以支它们的体重. 运动神经元失活会导致掉,这表明活跃肌肉力量在运动中起着至关重要的作用.
科学领域:
- 生物力学 生物力学
- 昆虫生理学 昆虫生理学
- 机动车辆 机动车辆 机动车辆
背景情况:
- 肢体运动是由关节和肌肉内的活跃肌肉力量和被动力量造成的.
- 在昆虫中,被动力可以显著地促进四肢运动.
- 以前的被动力测量主要局限于大昆虫的股骨-骨关节.
研究的目的:
- 使用遗传工具量化Drosophila多个腿关节的被动扭矩.
- 为了确定被动力对的四肢稳定性和运动的贡献.
- 为了将被动力与支飞的体重所需的活性力进行比较.
主要方法:
- 利用Drosophila的基因操纵来禁用所有运动神经元.
- 在受控条件下,在各种腿部关节测量了被动扭矩.
- 开发了一种生物机械模型,以基于被动和活性力来预测落动态.
主要成果:
- 在Drosophila腿关节的被动扭矩与与休息角度的角偏差成正比,就像一个线性弹一样.
- 被动扭矩大大大大大大大于腿本身的引力扭矩.
- 失活的运动神经元导致可预测的跌倒,跌倒开始时间受到站立高度和活力衰减 (~100 ms) 的影响.
结论:
- 虽然Drosophila腿的被动力显著,但不足以支动物的体重.
- 活跃的肌肉力量对于保持姿势和防止跌倒至关重要.
- 这项研究提供了对昆虫运动中被动和活性力的相互作用的定量见解.
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