Table 1. Myosin heavy chain composition of pre-and post-spaceflight soleus fibres.
Type I | Type I/IIa | Type IIa | ||||
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Subject | Pre | Post | Pre | Post | Pre | Post |
A | 97% (34) | 93% (26) | — | 7% (2) | 3% (1) | — |
B | 90% (18) | 77% (27) | — | 14% (5) | 10% (2) | 9% (3) |
C | 88% (30) | 65% (24) | — | — | 12% (4) | 35% (13) |
D | 88% (22) | 84% (27) | 12% (3) | 3% (1) | — | 13% (4) |
Values are the percentage of fibres expressing type I, IIa or I/IIa MHC for each subject–treatment combination. Number of fibres in parentheses.