Figure 3.
Mg2+-deficient diet and muscle characteristics. Mice were fed either a control (CTR), a mildly (MOD), or a severely (SEV) Mg2+-deficient diet: (a) gastrocnemius muscle weight; (b) muscle fiber cross-sectional area; (c) muscle capillary density; (d) number of capillaries per fiber. Data (N = 12 per group) are presented as box-and-whisker plots.