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Obesity-induced discrepancy between contractile and metabolic phenotypes in slow- and fast-twitch skeletal muscles of female obese Zucker rats.
Journal of applied physiology (Bethesda, Md. : 1985) - 1 Jul 2017
Acevedo Luz M, Raya Ana I, Ríos Rafael, Aguilera-Tejero Escolástico, Rivero José-Luis L
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A clear picture of skeletal muscle adaptations to obesity and related comorbidities remains elusive. This study describes fiber-type characteristics (size, proportions, and oxidative enzyme activity) in two typical hindlimb muscles with opposite structure and function in an animal model of genetic obesity. Lesser fiber diameter, fiber-type composition, and histochemical succinic dehydrogenase activity (an...
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