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. 2011 Jul 20;22(2):21–28. doi: 10.1294/jes.22.21

Table 1. Effect of training on muscle fiber type (Type I, IIA, and IIX) composition.

Pre-training Post-training
Type I % Type IIA % Type IIX % Type I % Type IIA % Type IIX %
horse1 7.0 41.2 51.8 12.7 47.0 40.3
horse2 7.3 36.1 56.6 8.2 53.4 38.4
horse3 11.2 46.4 42.4 ND ND ND
horse4 2.8 46.6 50.6 9.4 67.5 23.1
horse5 18.2 42.2 39.6 14.1 63.7 22.3
horse6 10.7 46.6 42.7 ND ND ND
horse7 10.9 38.7 50.4 9.4 51.6 39.0
horse8 13.7 44.9 41.4 15.3 58.2 26.5
horse9 11.3 45.6 43.1 15.5 59.8 24.7
horse10 12.0 45.6 42.4 11.1 59.2 29.7
Average 10.5 43.4 46.1 12.0 57.5* 30.5*
SD 4.1 3.7 5.7 2.9 6.6 7.6

* p < 0.05 (compared to Pre-training; n=8). ND: not determined, SD: standard deviation.