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. 2011 Oct;82(3):127–135. doi: 10.1016/j.diff.2011.05.012

Fig. 6.

Fig. 6

Total number of nuclei measured across the entire cross-sectional area of the (A) pectoral and (B) gastrocnemius muscles of layer and broiler chicks aged embryonic days (EDs) 13–18. The total (C) number of muscle fibres and (D) mean fibre area (μm2) measured across the entire cross-sectional area of pectoral and gastrocnemius muscles of layer and broiler chicks aged ED18. Results are presented as means±S.E.M. (n=4 animals per strain per day); 1, 2 or 3 asterisks represent significant differences at either P<0.05, 0.01 or 0.0001, respectively, between strains on one particular sample day. Pec: Pectoral; Gas: Gastrocnemius.