| First Author | Kawata T | Year | 2001 |
| Journal | Exp Anim | Volume | 50 |
| Issue | 2 | Pages | 133-8 |
| PubMed ID | 11381616 | Mgi Jnum | J:69954 |
| Mgi Id | MGI:2135827 | Doi | 10.1538/expanim.50.133 |
| Citation | Kawata T, et al. (2001) Analysis of histochemically and morphometrically in the anterior belly digastric muscle of osteopetrotic (op/op) mice. Exp Anim 50(2):133-8 |
| abstractText | The fibers of the anterior belly digastric muscle of mice, fed a granulated diet for various periods, have been studied histochemically and morphometrically. The diameters of the anterior belly digastric fibers in normal mice fed only a granulated diet were smaller than those in mice fed a solid diet. Differences in the succinate dehydrogenase (SDH) activity of muscle fibers between op/op and normal mice gradually appeared in the anterior belly digastric muscle and, by the age of 90 days, under-development of muscle fibers was observed in the mild-belly region of the anterior belly digastric muscle of op/op mice fed a granulated diet. These results indicate mechanical stress in mastication plays an important role in the development of the anterior belly digastric muscle structures. |
