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A method for demonstration of activity for ATPase and various oxidative enzymes (succinic dehydrogenase, α-glycerophosphate dehydrogenase, and lactic dehydrogenase) in muscle/bone sections of fixed and demineralized tissue has been developed. It was found that it is possible to preserve considerable amounts of the above mentioned enzymes in the muscle fibres at the muscle/bone interfaces. The best results were obtained after 20 min fixation, and 2–3 weeks of storage in MgNa2EDTA containing media. As the same technique previously has been used to describe patterns of resorption and deposition with the aid of a mapping of presence of phosphomonoesterases on bone surfaces, the method may be used to study possible biochemical interactions between bone and muscle tissue at the muscle/bone interface.
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Kirkeby, S., Vilmann, H. Methods for demonstration of enzyme activity in muscle fibres at the muscle/bone interface in demineralized tissue. Histochemistry 70, 115–121 (1981). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00493203
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