Table 2.
Area, diameter, and the number of muscle fibers (types I and II) in the longissimus lumborum (LL) and semitendinosus (ST) muscles of Aceh cows.
Variable | Muscle type | p value | |
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LL (mean ± SD) (n = 378) | ST (mean ± SD) (n = 351) | ||
Area (μm2) | 3 409.66 ± 1 072.27a | 3 566.70 ± 1 077.20b | 0.029 |
Diameter (μm) | 45.58 ± 7.95a | 46.80 ± 7.07a | 0.067 |
Muscle fiber (%)∗ | |||
Type I | 17.63 ± 13.96a | 8.20 ± 3.20a | 0.236 |
Type II | 82.37 ± 13.96a | 91.80 ± 3.20a | 0.236 |
n: the number of muscle fibers measured; SD: standard deviation. Means in the same row with different superscripts differ significantly (p < 0.05). ∗Calculation of the number of types of muscle fibers is carried out in one field of view for each muscle sample.