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A comparative histochemical study of the masseter muscle of the cattle, sheep, swine, dog, guinea pig, and rat

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The masseter muscles of different mammals were studied by means of histochemical reactions: NADH: Nitro BT oxidoreductase (NADHOX), 3-hydroxybutyrate: NAD+ oxidoreductase (HBOX), glycerol-3-phosphate: menadione oxidoreductase (GPOX), and acid-stable and alkali-stable myosin adenosine triphosphatase (ATPase). The masseter muscles of cattle and sheep consisted only of the fibres that reacted moderately for GPOX and strongly for NADHOX, HBOX, and the acid-stable ATPase. The masseter fibres of rats and guinea pigs reacted uniformly and strongly for GPOX and the alkali-stable ATPase. The fibres of the rats showed a weak to strong reaction for NADHOX and mostly a negative reaction for HBOX, whereas those of the guinea pigs reacted uniformly and strongly for NADHOX and HBOX. The masseter fibres of swine and dogs showed a weak or strong reaction for the alkali-stable and a negative or weak reaction for HBOX. The fibres of the swine were weak to strong in NADHOX activity and those of the dogs uniformly strong; the fibres of the two species gave a moderate to strong reaction for GPOX. The masseter fibres of the ruminant differed from those of the other species in histochemical properties, and appeared to have the histochemical characteristics that meed functional demands for slow, long-term exercise.

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Suzuki, A. A comparative histochemical study of the masseter muscle of the cattle, sheep, swine, dog, guinea pig, and rat. Histochemistry 51, 121–131 (1977). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00567218

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