FIGURE 4.

Impact of unilateral hindlimb immobilization on EBD‐labelled fibril structure and orientation in TA myofascia. (a) Representative TPM images of EBD‐labelled fibrils in myofascia of intact (Cont) and staple‐immobilized TA (Fixed). Colour mapping code of fibril orientation preference is indicated. (b) Quantitative assessments of the mean diameter, length and intersection density, and (c) orientation histogram of EBD‐labelled fibrils (n = 6–8). All data are shown as mean ± SE and analysed using unpaired t‐test or Kolmogorov–Smirnov test for distribution of fibril orientation. Statistical significance is indicated as ** (p < 0.01). Rs, right‐side hindlimb