Histochemical characterization of the red fibres in pigeon pectoralis muscle.
Red fibres of the pigeon pectoralis muscle showed high ATPase reaction at pH 9.4. Veronal-acetate pretreatment completely inhibited the ATPase reaction in these red fibres but not in type I fibres of the gastrocnemius. The former are type II red muscle fibres and hence are unlike type I red, the so-called slow-twitch muscle fibres.
D000251:Adenosine Triphosphatases / Q000032:analysis*; D000818:Animals; D010856:Columbidae / Q000378:metabolism*; D006651:Histocytochemistry; D009132:Muscles / Q000201:enzymology*
D000251:Adenosine Triphosphatases