Table-2.
Muscle fiber characteristics in different levels of white striping (mean ± standard error).
| Parameters | Level of white striping | p-value | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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| 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | ||
| TNF | 293.33 ± 3.92a | 254.13 ± 15.55a | 245.67 ± 16.11ab | 201.74 ± 14.15b | 0.002 |
| MFD (μm) | 69.24 ± 1.49 | 65.15 ± 1.27 | 61.53 ± 3.15 | 69.13 ± 2.24 | 0.068 |
| CSA (μm2) | 3,752.09 ± 117.90 | 3,994.55 ± 214.42 | 3,642.81 ± 185.43 | 4,160.92 ± 253.95 | 0.284 |
| ET (μm) | 6.68 ± 0.07a | 8.72 ± 0.15b | 9.76 ± 0.18c | 11.30 ± 4.99d | <0.001 |
| PT (μm) | 13.97 ± 0.53a | 16.96 ± 0.56b | 23.78 ± 0.66c | 25.99 ± 0.10c | <0.001 |
TNF=Total number of fibers, MDF=Muscle fiber diameter (μm), CSA=Cross-section area (μm2), ET=Endomysium thickness, PT=Perimysium thickness (μm). a-dMeans with different superscripts in the same row indicate a significant difference (p < 0.05)