title: Fiber type, fiber size, and capillary geometric features of the semitendinosus muscle in three types of dogs.
abstract: The fiber type, fiber size, and capillary geometric features were determined from the center of the proximal half of the left and right semitendinosus muscles in 5 mixed-breed dogs, 5 hound-type dogs, and 5 Beagles. There were no significant differences between the left and right muscles of each dog. Comparisons among the 3 groups of dogs revealed that the hound-type dogs had the largest fibers (type I and type II); however, the 3 groups were similar in their fiber-type percentages and their capillary geometric features.
authors.affiliation: Department of Community Health, University of Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
authors.forename: J D
authors.initials: JD
authors.lastname: Rosenblatt
authors.forename: W M
authors.initials: WM
authors.lastname: Kuzon
authors.forename: B R
authors.initials: BR
authors.lastname: Pynn
authors.forename: M J
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Plyley
authors.forename: N H
authors.initials: NH
authors.lastname: McKee
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002196:Capillaries / Q000033:anatomy & histology; D004285:Dogs / Q000033:anatomy & histology*; D008297:Male; D009132:Muscles / Q000033:anatomy & histology* / Q000098:blood supply; D013045:Species Specificity; D013848:Thigh / Q000033:anatomy & histology* / Q000098:blood supply