A histochemical, morphometric and ultrastructural study of gastrocnemius and soleus muscle fiber type composition in male and female rats

Cells Tissues Organs

Volumn 158, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 279-286

  Ustunel, I ^a   Demir, R ^a  

^a AKDENIZ UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Fiber type; Gastrocnemius; Rat; Skeletal muscle; Soleus; Ultrastructure

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CELL ULTRASTRUCTURE; FEMALE; GASTROCNEMIUS MUSCLE; HISTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; MICROSCOPY; MORPHOMETRICS; MUSCLE CELL; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SARCOMERE LENGTH; SOLEUS MUSCLE; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

ANIMALS; CELL SIZE; FEMALE; HISTOCYTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; MICROSCOPY; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON; MUSCLE FIBERS; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; RATS; SEX FACTORS;

EID: 0030678459     PISSN: 14226405     EISSN: 14226421     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000147941     Document Type: Article

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