Cell size and oxidative enzyme activity of rat biceps brachii and triceps brachii muscles

Journal of Physiological Sciences

Volumn 57, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 311-316

  Matsumoto, Akiko ^a   Nagatomo, Fumiko ^a   Mori, Ayako ^a   Ohira, Yoshinobu ^b   Ishihara, Akihiko ^a  

^a KYOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b OSAKA UNIVERSITY GRADUATE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Biceps brachii muscle; Cell size; Oxidative enzyme activity; Rat; Triceps brachii muscle

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BICEPS BRACHII MUSCLE; CELL SIZE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME KINETICS; MALE; MUSCLE CELL; MUSCLE METABOLISM; NONHUMAN; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PLANTARIS MUSCLE; RAT; SOLEUS MUSCLE; TRICEPS BRACHII MUSCLE;

ANATOMY, CROSS-SECTIONAL; ANIMALS; CELL SIZE; FORELIMB; HINDLIMB; MALE; MUSCLE FIBERS, FAST-TWITCH; MUSCLE FIBERS, SLOW-TWITCH; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; MYOSINS; OXIDATION-REDUCTION; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; SUCCINATE DEHYDROGENASE;

EID: 37349109388     PISSN: 18806546     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2170/physiolsci.RP008907     Document Type: Article

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