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  • Title: Uniformity of metabolic enzymes within individual motor units.
    Author: Nemeth PM, Solanki L, Gordon DA, Hamm TM, Reinking RM, Stuart DG.
    Journal: J Neurosci; 1986 Mar; 6(3):892-8. PubMed ID: 3958798.
    Abstract:
    Individual muscle fibers of 10 motor units from the tibialis posterior muscle of cat were identified by glycogen depletion techniques, characterized for histochemical type, diameter, and intramuscular locations, and analyzed by quantitative biochemical methods. Four enzymes, representing different energy-yielding pathways, were quantitatively assayed in muscle fibers belonging to motor units selected from each of the three major physiological types. All four enzymes demonstrated identical activities among fibers within a motor unit, while showing up to 11-fold differences among fibers belonging to different motor units. Moreover, fibers within a single motor unit, but of substantially different diameters, were nevertheless homogeneous in specific enzyme activities.
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