Table 1: Body mass, tibialis anterior (TA) mass, morphological, twitch and tetanic contractile properties of TA muscles from 28 and 70 d WT, mdx and mdx taurine supplemented (mdx tau) mice.

Optimal length (Lo), cross sectional area (CSA), peak twitch force (Pt), time to peak tension (TTP) and half relaxation time (½RT). n = number of mice. Values are mean (SD); One way ANOVA with Sidak’s post-hoc analyses between age groups. Symbols for significant differences (p < 0.05) are: *significantly different from WT group, # significantly different than mdx group.