Table 1 Semitendinosus muscle length, sarcomere length, and serial sarcomere number
Group | Muscle | Sarcomere | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Length (mm) | Rt/Lt ratio (%) | Length (μm) | Rt/Lt ratio (%) | Number | Rt/Lt ratio (%) | ||
Control | Rt | 51.1 ± 1.3 | 101 ± 3 | 2.7 ± 0.2 | 101 ± 3 | 20016 ± 691 | 99 ± 2 |
Lt | 50.8 ± 1.5 | 2.7 ± 0.2 | 20165 ± 625 | ||||
Im | Rt | 46.4 ± 2.1* | 92 ± 5†| 2.7 ± 0.1 | 98 ± 4 | 16892 ± 316* | 92 ± 4†|
Lt | 50.8 ± 0.6 | 2.8 ± 0.1 | 18047 ± 505 | ||||
Im + CBX | Rt | 46.6 ± 0.9* | 97 ± 3†§ | 2.8 ± 0.1 | 98 ± 4 | 16933 ± 316* | 97 ± 3†§ |
Lt | 49.1 ± 0.8 | 2.8 ± 0.1 | 17291 ± 155 | ||||