Table 3.
Comparison of fiber type specific and mean minimum Feret's diameter in the m. semitendinosus before training (untrained) and after 8 weeks of harness training (trained).
Training state | Minimum Feret's diameter (μm) | ||||
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Type I (μm) | Type IIA (μm) | Type IIAX (μm) | Type IIX (μm) | Mean (μm) | |
Untrained | 66.76 (49.97–94.33) | 66.99 (52.58–92.35) | 78.83 (56.96–101.01) | 85.40 (62.79–99.46) | 73.27 (58.15–96.32) |
Trained | 56.23 (49.26–68.88)* | 65.19 (49.71–78.31) | 72.70 (54.63–100.59) | 65.59 (54.45–94.83) | 63.06 (58.27–82.14)* |
Significantly different from untrained, p < 0.05.
Minimum Feret's diameter is expressed in μm and results are given as median (minimum–maximum).