Fig. 1From: Low-frequency electrical stimulation alleviates immobilization-evoked disuse muscle atrophy by repressing autophagy in skeletal muscle of rabbitsImmobilization 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 groupBack to article page