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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2009 Sep 8.
Published in final edited form as: J Neurosci Methods. 2007 Jul 4;166(1):53–65. doi: 10.1016/j.jneumeth.2007.06.024

Table II.

Twitch tension and muscle thickness of superior oblique (Sup. Obliq.) and lateral gastrocnemius (Lat. Gastroc.) muscles of chicken evaluated in situ (time point “0” in Figs. 2,4). P2, posthatch day 2; P21, posthatch day 21.

Twitch Tension
Muscle Age Nerve Stimulation, Muscle Force [g] Direct Stimulation, Muscle Force [g] Muscle Thickness [mm]
Sup. Obliq. P2 0.427 ± 0.03 (6) 0.883 ± 0.08 (6) 0.33 ± 0.03 (5)
Sup. Obliq. P21 0.850 ± 0.07 (7) 1.782 ± 0.11 (7) 0.58 ± 0.05 (5)
Lat. Gastroc. P2 8.78 ± 1.06 (4) 12.60 ± 2.43 (6) 2.33 ± 0.10 (4)
Lat. Gastroc. P21 77.82 ± 9.11 (5) 105.87 ± 10.85 (7) 4.30 ± 0.14 (5)

Note: Twitch tension was generated in each group after supramaximal indirect (nerve) and direct muscle stimulation. Numbers in brackets = “n”. Values are means ± SEM.