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Effects of lengthened immobilization on functional and histochemical properties of rabbit tibialis anterior muscle.
Experimental physiology - 1 May 1992
Pattullo M C, Cotter M A, Cameron N E, Barry J A
Abstract excerpt
The imposition of long-term lengthened immobilization on rabbit tibialis anterior (TA) muscles resulted in rapid increases in slow oxidative (SO) fibre number. After 2 weeks, SO number had increased 2-fold and was 5 times greater after 6 weeks immobilization. There were also fibre-type-specific effects on SO, fast oxidative glycolytic (FOG) and fast glycolytic (FG) fibre areas. Twitch strength was unchanged...
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