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A unique acid phosphatase location: the transverse tubule of avian fast muscle

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Acid phosphatase activity was localized cytochemically in the posterior latissimus dorsi muscle of the chicken. Reaction product was observed in three distinct structures: T-tubules, sarcoplasmic reticulum and dense bodies. Examination of cross-and longitudinal sections confirmed that the reaction product was membrane-limited. Acid phosphatase activity was observed in sarcoplasmic reticulum adjacent to the A-I junction and the A-band, in intermyofibrillar dense bodies located along the length of the fibre and in the T-tubules but not in the surface caveolae or in the lateral sacs of the sarcoplasmic reticulum. The uniqueness of the T-tubular localization with respect to cytochemical localizations in other muscles is discussed.

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  1. Department of Physiology and Biophysics, University of Iowa, 52242, Iowa City, Iowa, USA

    J. J. Trout, W. T. Stauber & B. A. Schottelius

  2. Cardiovascular Center, University of Iowa, 52242, Iowa City, Iowa, USA

    J. J. Trout, W. T. Stauber & B. A. Schottelius

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Trout, J.J., Stauber, W.T. & Schottelius, B.A. A unique acid phosphatase location: the transverse tubule of avian fast muscle. Histochem J 11, 417–423 (1979). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01002769

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