Figure 1.

The gastrocnemius morphology and grip strength of mice with inactivity‐induced skeletal muscle atrophy in the presence or absence of dietary vitamin D. Weight (A) of the left and right GA muscles after immobilization; grip strength (B) before and after immobilization. (C–E) Representative images of histological cross sections from the lateral head of the GA muscle, with GA fiber counts and fiber CSA statistics. Scale bar, 500 or 200 μm. The results are presented as the mean ± SEM (n = 6–7/group). a–c Values with different letters are significantly different (P < 0.05; one‐way or two‐way analysis of variance and Bonferroni test). CSA, cross‐sectional area; GA, gastrocnemius.