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Fig. 1 | BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders

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From: Low-frequency electrical stimulation alleviates immobilization-evoked disuse muscle atrophy by repressing autophagy in skeletal muscle of rabbits

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Immobilization induced disuse muscle atrophy and joint contracture in rabbits. The left hind limb of male rabbits was immobilized with a plaster bandage on the left knee joint in the extension position. The rectus femoris was dissected at 2, 4, and 6 weeks after immobilization. A Knee joint range of motion. B Representative images from the cross section of skeletal muscle fibers using hematoxylin and eosin staining. Scale bars represent 50 μm. C Quantitative analysis of cross-sectional area of skeletal muscle fibers. Ctrl1: control 1 group; I-2: immobilization for 2 weeks group; I-4: immobilization for 4 weeks group; I-6: immobilization for 6 weeks group. Data are expressed as mean ± SD. n = 6. *P < 0.05, **P < 0.01 compared with the Ctrl1 group; &P < 0.05, &&P < 0.01 compared with the I-2 group; #P < 0.05 compared with the I-4 group

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