Composition of muscle fibers in the slow loris,using the m. biceps brachii as an example |
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Authors: | Tadanao Kimura Hiroo Kumakura Seiichiro Inokuchi Hidemi Ishida |
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Institution: | (1) Department of Anatomy, Showa University School of Medicine, Shinagawa-ku, 142 Tokyo, Japan;(2) Department of Biological Anthropology, Faculty of Human Sciences, Osaka University, Yamadaoka 1-2, 565 Osaka, Japan |
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Abstract: | Histological examination of the skeletal muscle of the slow loris, which displays slow movement and locomotion among the prosimians,
revealed a muscle fiber composition which differed from the general condition in mammals. Three types of muscle fiber cells
were therefore analyzed quantitatively in order to elucidate their specificity. The skeletal muscle of the limbs of the slow
loris was predominantly composed of red muscle fibers (type I) showing persistent tonic contraction. |
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Keywords: | Slow loris M biceps brachii Sudan black B Muscle fiber type |
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