Morphology and histochemistry of the ambiens muscle of the red-eared turtlePseudemys scripta
- 31 December 1985
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Wiley in Journal of Morphology
- Vol. 187 (1), 39-49
- https://doi.org/10.1002/jmor.1051870104
Abstract
Six fiber types have been described in the ambiens muscle of red‐eared turtles. These include one slow oxidative type, two fast oxidative types, two fast oxidative and glycolytic types, and one fast glycolytic type. Fiber types are non‐randomly distributed throughout cross sections of the muscle. There is a decreasing gradient of oxidative staining and an increasing gradient of glycolytic staining along an axis from the superficial to deep regions of the muscle. The slow oxidative fibers are predominantly located within one or two fascicles of the superficial surface of the muscle. The fast glycolytic fibers are predominant in deep fascicles. In contrast to previous reports of histochemically monotypic intrafusal fibers in turtle muscle, ambiens muscle spindles have been observed containing one to eleven intrafusal fibers, including two fiber types. Fiber diameter and area are consistently smaller than observed in most extrafusal fibers. Spindles are predominantly located in superficial and cranial fascicles of the ambiens muscle and are located in regions characterized by extrafusal fibers with high oxidative activity.This publication has 25 references indexed in Scilit:
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