After excitation of skeletal muscle, the disturbed ion homeostasis is restored by N « \ K1 ATPase of the sarcolemma and Ca2+ ATPase of the sarcoplasmic reticulum (SR). Contrary to Na+, K+ ATPase, the concentration and isoenzyme distribution of SR Ca2+ ATPase in human skeletal muscle depend on fibre type and age. In cultured human muscle cells the concentration and activity of N a \ K+ ATPase and SR Ca2* ATPase increase with maturation.In skeletal muscle and cultured muscle cells of patients suffering from myotonic dystrophy (MyD), the activity and the concentration of both N a \ K* ATPase and SR Ca2+ ATPase are decreased by about 40%, In addition, we measured in cultured MyD muscle cells at rest an