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dc.contributor.advisorSchurg, William A.en_US
dc.contributor.authorBruce, Virginia Lee, 1950-
dc.creatorBruce, Virginia Lee, 1950-en_US
dc.date.accessioned2013-03-28T10:34:49Z
dc.date.available2013-03-28T10:34:49Z
dc.date.issued1990en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10150/277262
dc.description.abstractMuscle fiber architecture, innervation, and differences in fiber-type composition were examined in the gluteus medius of four horses. In the anatomical part of this study, the gluteus medius of four adult horses were extracted, soaked in a 10% formalin solution, and examined for fiber architecture and innervation patterns. Based on architectural and innervation differences, two distinct anatomical compartments were defined: the dorsal region and the ventral region. The histochemical portion of this study examined the fiber composition of each region by classifying the fiber types on the basis of myosin-ATPase. The dorsal region had a significantly higher percentage of Type I fibers than the ventral region; whereas the ventral region had a significantly higher percentage of Type IIB fibers than the dorsal region. These findings suggest that this subdivided structure may be designed to allow functional independence within the muscle.
dc.language.isoen_USen_US
dc.publisherThe University of Arizona.en_US
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dc.subjectBiology, Anatomy.en_US
dc.subjectBiology, Neuroscience.en_US
dc.subjectAgriculture, Animal Culture and Nutrition.en_US
dc.titleMuscle fiber compartmentalization in the gluteus medius of the horseen_US
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dc.typeThesis-Reproduction (electronic)en_US
thesis.degree.grantorUniversity of Arizonaen_US
thesis.degree.levelmastersen_US
dc.identifier.proquest1339898en_US
thesis.degree.disciplineGraduate Collegeen_US
thesis.degree.disciplineAnimal Sciencesen_US
thesis.degree.nameM.S.en_US
dc.identifier.bibrecord.b26233472en_US
refterms.dateFOA2018-09-04T04:51:17Z
html.description.abstractMuscle fiber architecture, innervation, and differences in fiber-type composition were examined in the gluteus medius of four horses. In the anatomical part of this study, the gluteus medius of four adult horses were extracted, soaked in a 10% formalin solution, and examined for fiber architecture and innervation patterns. Based on architectural and innervation differences, two distinct anatomical compartments were defined: the dorsal region and the ventral region. The histochemical portion of this study examined the fiber composition of each region by classifying the fiber types on the basis of myosin-ATPase. The dorsal region had a significantly higher percentage of Type I fibers than the ventral region; whereas the ventral region had a significantly higher percentage of Type IIB fibers than the dorsal region. These findings suggest that this subdivided structure may be designed to allow functional independence within the muscle.


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