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Hypertrophy and atrophy of mammalian extraocular muscle fibres following denervation

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Extraocular muscles show a striking hypertrophy subsequent to denervation. This is due to hypertrophy of special histochemically characterized muscle fibre types.

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  1. Carl-Ludwig-Institute of Physiology, Karl-Marx-University, Liebigstrasse 27, 701, Leipzig, Germany

    G. Asmussen & A. Kiessling

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  1. G. Asmussen
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We used a cryostat of the Pathological Institute of Karl-Marx-University and we acknowledge the help of Dr.F. Wohlrab of this institute.

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Asmussen, G., Kiessling, A. Hypertrophy and atrophy of mammalian extraocular muscle fibres following denervation. Experientia 31, 1186–1188 (1975). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02326784

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