Fig. 3.

Muscle atrophy in different groups of mice. a Photo of gastrocnemius muscle tissues. b Weight of gastrocnemius muscle tissues. c Photo of soleus muscle tissues. d Weight of soleus muscle tissues. e Representative photo of H&E-stained sections of gastrocnemius muscle tissues. Bar = 20 µm. f Results of quantitative analysis of myofiber area in gastrocnemius muscle sections. The data presented are the mean ± SEM. *P < 0.05 versus healthy control group; ^#P < 0.05 versus spleen deficiency with cachexia group