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J Appl Physiol 63: 1076-1082, 1987;
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Journal of Applied Physiology, Vol 63, Issue 3 1076-1082, Copyright © 1987 by American Physiological Society

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Absence of regional differences in the size and oxidative capacity of diaphragm muscle fibers

G. C. Sieck, R. D. Sacks and C. E. Blanco
Department of Anatomy, University of California School of Medicine, Los Angeles 90024.

The oxidative capacity and cross-sectional area of muscle fibers were compared between the costal and crural regions of the cat diaphragm and across the abdominal-thoracic extent of the muscle. Succinate dehydrogenase (SDH) activity of individual fibers was quantified using a microphotometric procedure implemented on an image-processing system. In both costal and crural regions, population distributions of SDH activities were unimodal for both type I and II fibers. The continuous distribution of SDH activities for type II fibers indicated that no clear threshold exists for the subclassification of fibers based on differences in oxidative capacity (e.g., the classification of fast-twitch glycolytic and fast-twitch oxidative glycolytic fiber types). No differences in either SDH activity or cross-sectional area were noted between fiber populations of the costal and crural regions. Differences in SDH activity and cross-sectional area were noted, however, between fiber populations located on the abdominal and thoracic sides of the costal region. Both type I and II fibers on the abdominal side of the costal diaphragm were larger and more oxidative than comparable fibers on the thoracic side.


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