The histochemical profile of the rat extensor digitorum longus muscle differentiates after birth and dedifferentiates in senescence

European Journal of Histochemistry

Volumn 51, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 111-118

  Lehnert, M ^a   Laurer, H ^a   Maier, B ^a   Frank, J ^a   Marzi, I ^a   Steudel, W I ^a   Mautes, Angekika ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL FRANKFURT   (Germany)

^b SAARLAND UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^c Building 30   (Germany)

Author keywords

Ageing physiology; Motor unit; Muscle histochemistry

Indexed keywords

ANALYTIC METHOD; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXTENSOR DIGITORUM LONGUS MUSCLE; HISTOCHEMISTRY; INNERVATION; LIFESPAN; MALE; MOTOR UNIT; MUSCLE CELL; MUSCLE DEVELOPMENT; MUSCLE REGENERATION; NERVE REGENERATION; NONHUMAN; ONTOGENY; RAT; AGING; ANIMAL; CYTOCHEMISTRY; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; HISTOLOGY; METABOLISM; NEWBORN; PATHOLOGY; SKELETAL MUSCLE; SPRAGUE DAWLEY RAT;

RATTUS;

SUCCINATE DEHYDROGENASE;

AGING; ANIMALS; ANIMALS, NEWBORN; HISTOCYTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; MUSCLE FIBERS; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; SUCCINATE DEHYDROGENASE;

EID: 38449103821     PISSN: 1121760X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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