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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2013 Dec 16.
Published in final edited form as: J Neurol Sci. 1994 Oct;126(1):15–24. doi: 10.1016/0022-510x(94)90089-2

Table 3.

Masseter muscle. Mean Diameter in µm for each fibre type

Bx. I IM IIC IIA IIB Neo. Atrial Other
1. 47.28 0 40.55 14.06 0 0 0 0
2. 41.73 44.08 31.57 12.40 0 0 0 0
3. 46.78 0 26.28 0 0 27.57 34.54 0
4. 34.72 27.46 20.17 11.10 0 0 0 0
5. 46.02 0 37.26 3.57 0 0 0 0
6. 61.92 43.43 0 17.58 0 20.64 34.10 0
7. 45.82 41.30 35.87 22.60 0 0 0 0
8. 51.05 32.98 26.96 19.99 0 23.78 0 0
9. 61.70 49.96 37.42 24.88 0 0 0 0
10. 49.72 47.84 29.80 12.55 0 0 0 0
11. 36.94 23.63 25.68 14.05 0 21.92 24.52 24.95
12. 44.36 31.69 18.13 21.09 0 13.60 0 0
13. 55.40 0 20.77 26.66 0 43.71 25.96 17.16
14. 47.84 28.82 32.37 17.35 0 0 0 0
15. 47.25 34.23 32.88 21.32 0 25.09 33.74 34.10
16. 44.11 47.34 42.32 22.33 0 19.27 0 0
17. 47.84 35.86 0 23.59 0 15.42 0 0
18. 64.23 0 36.96 29.14 0 21.19 50.75 45.56
19. 45.82 41.30 35.87 22.60 0 0 0 0
20. 50.4 46.07 36.59 0 0 36.02 39.17 31.90
21. 41.63 41.06 28.74 11.62 0 28.84 29.14 51.29
22. 59.12 0 0 51.67 0 33.11 0 39.76
23. 41.54 0 42.13 6.31 0 26.27 40.80 0
24. 59.99 49.61 0 33.92 0 0 0 0
25. 46.12 0 26.55 23.55 0 0 0 0
26. 26.96 18.48 0 6.51 0 24.66 40.21 0
27. 43.30 49.79 35.70 23.57 0 28.43 0 0
28. 37.16 0 40.92 29.59 39.67 40.63 0 24.63
x 47.30 42.08 30.47 23.24 39.67 29.54 37.18 30.19
S.D. 13.07 10.72 11.17 16.51 12.50 10.04 10.63
% x 27.63 25.48 36.66 71.04 42.32 27.00 35.21

Bx. = masseter muscle biopsy. Mean (x) and SD values for all biopsies together are also shown.