title: Biochemical and histochemical studies on skeletal muscle in rat during the course of development. The biochemical properties of type 2C muscle fiber.
abstract: 1. Biochemical and histochemical analyses were performed on skeletal rat muscles over the course of development from neonate to adult. 2. A small amount of triglyceride and a large amount of glycogen were found to be contained in neonatal type 2C muscle fiber; based on this finding the main energy metabolism in this fiber was thought to be anaerobic glycolysis. 3. Moreover at 10 days type 2C muscle fiber was shown to contain a large amount of triglyceride. 4. These results suggest that, although histochemical characteristics remain the same, biochemical properties change during the course of muscle development.
authors: Fourth Department of Internal Medicine, Toho University, Tokyo, Japan.
authors: N
authors: N
authors: Wakata
authors: Y
authors: Y
authors: Kawamura
authors: M
authors: M
authors: Kobayashi
authors: M
authors: M
authors: Kinoshita
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000831:Animals, Newborn; D005227:Fatty Acids / Q000378:metabolism; D006003:Glycogen / Q000378:metabolism; D006651:Histocytochemistry; D024510:Muscle Development; D009132:Muscles / Q000378:metabolism*; D051381:Rats; D011919:Rats, Inbred Strains; D014280:Triglycerides / Q000378:metabolism
chemical_list: D005227:Fatty Acids; D014280:Triglycerides; D006003:Glycogen