A comparative study of aging of the elastic fiber system of the diaphragm and the rectus abdominis muscles in rats
In the present study the age-related changes of the striated muscle elastic fiber system were investigated in the diaphragm and rectus abdominis muscles of 1-, 4-, 8- and 18-month-old rats. The activation patterns of these muscles differ in that the diaphragm is regularly mobilized tens of times eve...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Associação Brasileira de Divulgação Científica
2000-12-01
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| Series: | Brazilian Journal of Medical and Biological Research |
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| Online Access: | http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0100-879X2000001200008 |