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. 2019 Apr 29;14(4):e0216236. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0216236

Table 2. Relative myosin heavy chain isoform composition of skeletal muscles.

%MHC-I %MHC-IIA %MHC-IIB %MHC-IIX
WT KO WT KO WT KO WT KO
EDL 0 0 8.9 ±1.1 10.1 ±1.0 55.0 ±0.6 52.9 ±4.4 36.1 ±0.5 37.0 ±3.6
EPI 5.6 ±1.9 5.9 ±2.1 11.9 ±0.5 9.5 ±1.0 53.1 ±2.0 56.5 ±2.7 29.4 ±2.5 28.1 ±1.0
GAS 6.7 ±3.4 7.2 ±2.3 11.1 ±3.6 12.6 ±4.2 43.9 ±3.8 41.2 ±6.0 38.2 ±3.3 39.1 ±7.7
SOL 87.9 ±4.4 83.6 ±1.4 12.1 ±4.4 16.4 ±1.4 0 0 0 0

Values are means ±SEM (n = 3–6 rats per genotype). WT, wildtype. KO, AS160-KO. Myosin heavy chain (MHC) isoform is expressed as relative values (%) for each of the 4 skeletal muscles: extensor digitorum longus (EDL), epitrochlearis (EPI), gastrocnemius (GAS), and soleus (SOL).