Table 3.

Summary of Desmin Immunolabeling in Correlation to Myofiber Type

		Desmin at
Type of NMJ	Myofiber Type	NMJ
Single en plaque	Fast	+ (–)
	Slow	+ (–)
	EOM like	+ (–)
Multiterminal en plaque	Fast	+ (–)
En grappe	Slow	+ (–)
	EOM like	+ (–)

Desmin was most often present in the immediate vicinity of all types of NMJs examined (denoted +), irrespective of myofiber type. Occasionally, however, desmin was absent (denoted (–)) directly underneath or in the close vicinity of NMJs, without apparent correlation to myofiber type.