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. 2008 Mar 27;18(3):338–343. doi: 10.1111/j.1750-3639.2008.00123.x

Table 1.

Numbers of altered myonuclei and myofibers.

Age Mutation Muscle Myonuclei/fibers merging into the tendon Myonuclei disintegrating* Myofibers degenerating
5 weeks LMNA−/− Rectus femoris 75/50 17/50 12/50
Soleus§ 28/20 18/50 10/20
7 weeks LMNA−/− Rectus femoris 91/50 15/50 10/50
Soleus 13/20 13/50 7/20
7 weeks LMNA−/− Rectus femoris 117/50 21/50 11/50
Soleus 36/20 12/50 14/20
7 weeks LMNA−/− Rectus femoris 82/50 21/50 13/50
Soleus 31/20 19/50 5/20
7 weeks LMNA−/− Rectus femoris 79/50 12/50 5/50
Soleus 22/20 13/50 10/20
5 weeks LMNA+/+ Rectus femoris 27/50 0/50 0
Soleus 8/20 0/50 0
6 months LMNA+/+ Rectus femoris 19/50 0/50 0
Soleus 5/20 0/50 0
*

Number of disintegrating myonuclei per 50 nuclei counted.

†Number of degenerating myofibers per 50 (rectus femoris muscle) and 20 (soleus muscle) fibers counted, respectively.

‡Of a total of 50 fibers per muscle.

§

§Of a total of 20 fibers per muscle.

¶Number of degenerating myofibers across the whole section.