Table 3.
Means±standard deviation of lesser diameter (µm) measurements in muscle fibers of female weanling (n=3) and adult (n=6) Wistar rats
| Lesser diameter (µm) ± SD in different fibers | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TIF | TIICF | TIIACF | TIIAF | TIIADF | TIIDF | TIIBF | |
| SOL(W) | 23.35±0.78 | 17.66±0.86A | 18.85±0.66A | 19.21±1.41A | 18.70±1.06A | 19.7±2.37A | — |
| PLA(W) | 19.41±1.41 | 15.92±1.24A;B | — | 16.60±1.37B | — | 16.64±0.12B | 19.78±0.32 |
| GLD(A) | 31.49±4.98 | 23.47±5.22 | — | 24.97±3.69 | 27.07±3.05 | 29.43±3.34 | — |
| GMD(A) | 34.54±3.16C | 28.92±6.69 | — | 29.95±2.04 | 32.21±3.14 | 36.65±1.57C | ** |
| SOL(A) | 42.61±4.01 | 35.05±3.95A | 38.62±4.94 | 36.54±3.28 | 36.94±4.11 | 35.09±4.91 | — |
| PLA(A) | 36.29±2.56B | ** | — | 32.56±1.32B | — | 38.91±1.70C | 41.68±1.98 |
| EDL(A) | 23.60±1.58B | 25.19±4.94B | — | 24.20±2.65B | 24.74±3.94B | 30.18±3.72 | 33.07±4.69 |
SOL(W), soleus in weanling animals; PLA(W), plantar in weanling rats; GLD(A), lateral profound gastrocnemius in adult animals; GMD(A), medial profound gastrocnemius in adult animals; SOL(A), Soleus in adult animals; PLA(A), plantar in adult animals; EDL(A), extensor digitorum longus in adult animals. Tukey-Kramer (p<0.05): A vs TIF; B vs TIIBF; C vs TIIAF. **Present in some animals.