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Controls
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U
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E–U
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Diaphragms
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Fiber type proportions
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Type I fibers (%)
|
8.9 (1.66)
|
9.5 (1.70)
|
8.3 (1.05)
|
Type II fibers (%)
|
91.1 (1.66)
|
90.5 (1.70)
|
91.7 (1.05)
|
Cross-sectional area
|
Type I fibers (μm2)
|
342.7 (61.9)
|
235.7 (32.5)***
|
155.3 (41.5)***, §
|
Type II fibers (μm2)
|
473.2 (43.0)
|
328.2 (30.4)***
|
230.6 (50.5)***, §§§
|
Gastrocnemius
|
Fiber type proportions
|
Type I fibers (%)
|
25.1 (7.28)
|
20.6 (4.82)
|
20.7 (6.74)
|
Type II fibers (%)
|
74.9 (7.28)
|
79.4 (4.82)
|
79.3 (6.74)
|
Cross-sectional area
|
Type I fibers, (μm2)
|
746.6 (69.6)
|
504.5 (123.5)***
|
491.4 (47.3)***
|
Type II fibers, (μm2)
|
691.4 (65.7)
|
622.4 (61.8)*
|
568.5 (31.3)***
|
- Variables are presented as mean (standard deviation)
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U urethane, E–U elastase–urethane
- Statistical significance: * p ≤ 0.05 and *** p ≤ 0.001 between any of the experimental groups and the control mice
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§p ≤ 0.05 and §§§p ≤ 0.001 between urethane and elastase–urethane groups of mice