Abstract
Studies of the extent and complexity of intrafusal muscle fibre splitting in myotonic dystrophy have been carried out in three spindles obtained at muscle biopsy, and in nine spindles found in the lumbrical muscle of a case that came to necropsy. It is suggested that splitting, due to mechanical stresses, leads to a regenerative response in the separated fragments.
Full text
PDF








Images in this article
Selected References
These references are in PubMed. This may not be the complete list of references from this article.
- Banker B. Q., Girvin J. P. The ultrastructural features of the mammalian muscle spindle. J Neuropathol Exp Neurol. 1971 Apr;30(2):155–195. doi: 10.1097/00005072-197104000-00001. [DOI] [PubMed] [Google Scholar]
- Cape C. A., Johnson W. W., Pitner S. E. Nemaline structures in polymyositis. A nonspecific pathological reaction of skeletal muscles. Neurology. 1970 May;20(5):494–502. doi: 10.1212/wnl.20.5.494. [DOI] [PubMed] [Google Scholar]
- DANIEL P. M., STRICH S. J. ABNORMALITIES IN THE MUSCLE SPINDLES IN DYSTROPHIA MYOTONICA. Neurology. 1964 Apr;14:310–316. doi: 10.1212/wnl.14.4.310. [DOI] [PubMed] [Google Scholar]
- Drachman D. A., Wetzel N., Wasserman M., Naito H. Experimental denervation of ocular muscles. A critique of the concept of "ocular myopathy". Arch Neurol. 1969 Aug;21(2):170–183. doi: 10.1001/archneur.1969.00480140070007. [DOI] [PubMed] [Google Scholar]
- Hall-Craggs E. C., Lawrence C. A. Longitudinal fibre division in skeletal muscle: a light- and electronmicroscopic study. Z Zellforsch Mikrosk Anat. 1970;109(4):481–494. doi: 10.1007/BF00343963. [DOI] [PubMed] [Google Scholar]
- Hess A., Rosner S. The satellite cell bud and myoblast in denervated mammalian muscle fibers. Am J Anat. 1970 Sep;129(1):21–39. doi: 10.1002/aja.1001290103. [DOI] [PubMed] [Google Scholar]
- Isaacs E. R., Bradley W. G., Henderson G. Longitudinal fibre splitting in muscular dystrophy: a serial cinematographic study. J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry. 1973 Oct;36(5):813–819. doi: 10.1136/jnnp.36.5.813. [DOI] [PMC free article] [PubMed] [Google Scholar]
- James N. T. Compensatory hypertrophy in the extensor digitorum longus muscle of the rat. J Anat. 1973 Oct;116(Pt 1):57–65. [PMC free article] [PubMed] [Google Scholar]
- Karpati G., Carpenter S., Andermann F. A new concept of childhood nemaline myopathy. Arch Neurol. 1971 Apr;24(4):291–304. doi: 10.1001/archneur.1971.00480340023002. [DOI] [PubMed] [Google Scholar]
- Kaspar U., Wiesmann U., Mumenthaler M. Necrosis and regeneration of the tibialis anterior muscle in rabbit. I. Histological changes following the ligation of the tibialis anterior artery. Arch Neurol. 1969 Oct;21(4):363–372. doi: 10.1001/archneur.1969.00480160035004. [DOI] [PubMed] [Google Scholar]
- MAURO A. Satellite cell of skeletal muscle fibers. J Biophys Biochem Cytol. 1961 Feb;9:493–495. doi: 10.1083/jcb.9.2.493. [DOI] [PMC free article] [PubMed] [Google Scholar]
- Schröder J. M., Adams R. D. The ultrastructural morphology of the muscle fiber in myotonic dystrophy. Acta Neuropathol. 1968 Apr 8;10(3):218–241. doi: 10.1007/BF00687725. [DOI] [PubMed] [Google Scholar]
- Smith R. S., Ovalle W. K. The structure and function of intrafusal muscle fibers. Muscle Biol. 1972;1:147–227. [PubMed] [Google Scholar]
- Spiro A. J., Beilin R. L. Human muscle spindle histochemistry. Arch Neurol. 1969 Mar;20(3):271–275. doi: 10.1001/archneur.1969.00480090059009. [DOI] [PubMed] [Google Scholar]
- Swash M., Fox K. P. The pathology of the human muscle spindle: effect of denervation. J Neurol Sci. 1974 May;22(1):1–24. doi: 10.1016/0022-510x(74)90050-1. [DOI] [PubMed] [Google Scholar]
- Swash M. The morphology and innervation of the muscle spindle in dystrophia myotonica. Brain. 1972;95(2):357–368. doi: 10.1093/brain/95.2.357. [DOI] [PubMed] [Google Scholar]