Treatment also restored a more normal size to anterior horn cells, and increased
both total muscle area and myofiber diameter.
Not exact matches
Fluorescence images were used to quantify the following
muscle morphological parameters:
total fiber number, single - fiber CSA,
total nuclei, the percentage of centrally nucleated fibers (CNFs), and the nuclei / single - fiber
area ratio.
The
total number of fibers (EDL: 13,729; TA: 20,466; soleus: 13,303) and percentage of CNFs were manually calculated for both groups from stained sections acquired at the mid-abdomen
area of the
muscles.
In contrast, a similar analysis of F66 transgenic mice revealed that although
total fiber number was increased slightly (16 %), the overall increase in gastrocnemius / plantaris mass resulted almost entirely from
muscle fiber hypertrophy (93 % increase in cross-sectional
area).
In contrast, no differences were observed in
total fiber number, single - fiber
area, or CNF percentage in soleus
muscles from these mice (Table 2).
What makes the
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area.
When used correctly and consistently, your
Total Gym can help you achieve results in the
areas of strength training,
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They allow you to target any specific
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total body
muscle growth becomes more difficult the more advanced you become.