Cell size and oxidative enzyme activity of type-identified fibers in rat hindlimb muscles: A review

Acta Histochemica et Cytochemica

Volumn 36, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 105-114

  Nakatani, Toshiaki ^a,b   Nakashima, Toshikatsu ^a   Kita, Taizo ^a,c   Ishihara, Akihiko ^d  

^a NARA MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b TENRI UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c DAIICHI UNIVERSITY OF PHARMACY   (Japan)

^d KYOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Cell size; Oxidative enzyme activity; Rat; Skeletal muscle fiber; Spinal motoneuron

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL TISSUE; CELL SIZE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME HISTOCHEMISTRY; EXTENSOR DIGITORUM LONGUS MUSCLE; HINDLIMB; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; METABOLISM; MUSCLE CELL; MUSCLE INNERVATION; NONHUMAN; OXIDATION; PLANTARIS MUSCLE; RAT; REVIEW; SKELETAL MUSCLE; SOLEUS MUSCLE; SPINAL CORD MOTONEURON; TIBIALIS ANTERIOR MUSCLE;

ANIMALIA; MAMMALIA;

EID: 0037657680     PISSN: 00445991     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1267/ahc.36.105     Document Type: Review

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