Article
[The persistence of ontogenic characteristics in the adult masseter muscle].
Bulletin du Groupement international pour la recherche scientifique en stomatologie & odontologie - 1 Jan 2000
Bontemps C, Cannistrà C, Michel P, Butler-Browne G S, Fonzi L, Barbet J P
Abstract excerpt
During embryonic and foetal development, the masseter is formed from two successive generations of muscle fibers in a manner which is very similar to that which has been previously described for other skeletal muscles. This phenotype is characterised by the persistence of ontogenic myosin isoforms (embryonic and foetal myosin heavy chains, embryonic light chain) and by the presence of two distinct populations of...
Topics
- Adult
- Antibodies
- Electrophoresis, Gel, Two-Dimensional
- Embryonic and Fetal Development
- Gestational Age
- Humans
- Immunoenzyme Techniques
- Immunohistochemistry
- Infant
- Masseter Muscle
- Muscle Fibers, Fast-Twitch
- Muscle Fibers, Skeletal
- Muscle Fibers, Slow-Twitch