|
Controls
|
U
|
E–U
|
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Diaphragms
|
Fiber type proportions
|
Type I fibres (%)
|
8.1 (1.00)
|
8.2 (0.80)
|
7.7 (1.05)
|
Type II fibres (%)
|
91.9 (1.00)
|
91.8 (0.80)
|
92.3 (1.05)
|
Cross-sectional area
|
Type I fibres (μm2)
|
257.9 (33.1)
|
221.7 (30.3)*
|
182.4 (12.8)***, §
|
Type II fibres (μm2)
|
377.9 (30.1)
|
326.7 (47.6)*
|
258.8 (28.1)***, §§
|
Gastrocnemius
|
Fiber type proportions
|
Type I fibres (%)
|
22.7 (6.26)
|
24.0 (4.73)
|
20.5 (3.25)
|
Type II fibres (%)
|
77.3 (6.26)
|
76.0 (4.73)
|
77.5 (3.25)
|
Cross-sectional area
| | | |
Type I fibres (μm2)
|
824.7 (155.2)
|
680.5 (67.6)*
|
609.8 (74.6)***
|
Type II fibres (μm2)
|
835.3 (100.7)
|
721.9 (70.4)*
|
665.2 (80.0)***
|
- Variables are presented 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 ≤ 0.01 between urethane and elastase-urethane groups of mice