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. 2006 Jan 26;572(Pt 1):281–294. doi: 10.1113/jphysiol.2005.103366

Table 1.

Fibre cross-sectional areas of rat tibialis anterior muscles

Fibre cross-sectional area (μm2) Fibre cross-sectional area expressing a particular MHC isoform (μm2)


Condition Leg I I/IIA IIA IIA/IID(X) IIA/IID(X)/IIB IID(X) IID(X)/IIB IIB I/IIA/IID(X)/IIB I IIA IID(X) IIB
IRR Control 818 ± 45 635 ± 191 975 ± 55 479 ± 228 1335 ± 71 255 ± 255 2593 ± 130 854 ± 57 976 ± 56 1334 ± 71 2591 ± 129
Sham 1037 ± 123a 604 ± 244 1154 ± 151 550 ± 265 231 ± 231 1507 ± 152 717 ± 340 2971 ± 221 1019 ± 122 1152 ± 148 1498 ± 150 2938 ± 220
IRR- Control 996 ± 89 247 ± 168 1009 ± 85 1287 ± 114 2564 ± 174 979 ± 91 1002 ± 86 1287 ± 114 2564 ± 174
Stim Stim 1018 ± 40a 952 ± 227b 988 ± 78 592 ± 222 1563 ± 129d 930 ± 276d 204 ± 204 966 ± 345a,b,d 1113 ± 416 1104 ± 73a 1310 ± 73a,b 1217 ± 277 1277 ± 347a,b,d
Stim Control 685 ± 34 218 ± 112 688 ± 31a 963 ± 43 201 ± 201 1771 ± 74a 680 ± 33 687 ± 31a 971 ± 46 1770 ± 74a
Stim 893 ± 47b 558 ± 125 919 ± 79b,d 584 ± 176 1262 ± 121d 369 ± 183a,b,c,d 652 ± 166a,b,d 578 ± 287 889 ± 47b,c 1064 ± 92b,c 974 ± 171d 922 ± 202a,b,d

Data are means ± s.e.m. expressed as muscle fibre areas.

a

Different from IRR-control

b

different from contralateral control

c

different from IRR-Stim

d

different from IRR (P < 0.05).