A histochemical study of denervated marsupial hemidiaphragm |
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Authors: | M. A. Khan |
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Affiliation: | (1) Department of Anatomy, University of Queensland, 4067 St. Lucia, Queensland, Australia |
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Abstract: | Summary The marsupial (quokka) hemidiaphragm showed postdenervation hypertrophy and subsequent atrophy. The type II muscle fibres hypertrophied up to 20 days postoperation and then regressed. However, the type I fibres hypertrophied throughout the experimental period (100 days) studied. Unlike denervated eutherian hemidiaphragm, fibre-splitting was absent in the denervated marsupial muscle. An enhancement of the ATPase reaction in the denervated type I fibres may be due to dedifferentiation. Presumably innervation exerts a negative control and prevents increase of type I fibre size in the normal hemidiaphragm.I am grateful to Dr O.M. Sola and Professor B.A. Kakulas for their help and encouragement. |
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