Article: The relationship between the transverse and longitudinal nuclear magnetic resonance relaxation rates of muscle water

Whole frog sartorius and gastrocnemius muscles were incubated in Ringer's solutions, either unenriched or enriched with H2 17Oor 2D2O. Subsequently, the rates of transverse (1/T2) and of longitudinal (1/T1) nuclear magnetic relaxation were measured for 17O, 2D, and 1H at room temperature and at 8.1 MHz. The ratio (T1/T2) for 17O was measured to be approximately 1.5-2.0, close to the value roughly estimated from the Larmor frequency dependence of 1/T1 alone over the range 4.3-8.1 MHz. On the other hand (T1/T2) for 2D and 1H were both measured to lie in the range 9-11. Insofar as the entire 17O signal was detected, the data indicate the presence of an exchange mechanism between the major fraction of intracellular water and a minor fraction characterized by enhanced rates of relaxation. Possible molecular mechanisms are presented.

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The Relationship Between the Transverse and Longitudinal Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Relaxation Rates of Muscle Water