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  • Title: An immunohistochemical approach to the intrafusal fibers of extraocular muscle spindles in sheep, cow, and pig.
    Author: Scapolo PA, Costerbosa GL, Barazzoni AM, Lucchi ML, Bortolami R.
    Journal: Anat Rec; 1990 Jul; 227(3):314-20. PubMed ID: 2142587.
    Abstract:
    Intrafusal muscle fibers of the extraocular muscles (EOMs) of the sheep, cow, and pig were studied histochemically and immunohistochemically. In sheep and cow spindles, three intrafusal fiber types, namely the bag1, bag2, and chain fibers, were identified by a combination of standard histochemical methods and immunohistochemical staining with antibodies selective for slow-tonic (antitonic ALD) and slow twitch (anti-I BA-D5) myosin. The bag1 and bag2 fibers appeared immunologically different on the basis of their differential reactivity with the two antisera. Anti-tonic ALD preferentially stained the bag1 fibers, whereas anti-I BA-D5 labeled the bag2 fibers. Chain fibers did not react with either antisera. In the pig EOM spindles, in general, one bag and some chain intrafusal fibers were identified. The bag fiber was labeled by anti-tonic ALD, but it did not react with the anti-I BA-D5. These findings point to the existence in pig EOM spindles of only one bag fiber antigenically similar to the bag1 fiber of the other species examined.
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