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Fig. 5

From: Agonist muscle adaptation accompanied by antagonist muscle atrophy in the hindlimb of mice following stretch-shortening contraction training

Fig. 5

Differential fiber type distribution and size outcomes following plantarflexion SSC training for PLT and TA muscles. Laminin (green) and multiple MHC isoforms – I (blue), IIa (red), IIb (green) and IIx (negative for staining) – were identified by immunofluorescence. For PLT muscles, a shift from IIb to IIx fibers was apparent with no overt type II fiber size changes. For TA muscles, a shift from type IIb to IIx and IIa fibers accompanied by decreases in fiber sizes especially for type IIb and IIx fibers were noticeable. Scale bar = 50 μm

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BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders

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