Calcineurin activation influences muscle phenotype in a muscle-specific fashion

Table 1 Body and absolute and relative muscle masses.

	Wild-type (n = 6)	MCK-CN* (n = 10)
Body Mass (g)	23.3 ± 0.9	20.7 ± 0.4*
Absolute Muscle Mass (mg)
Soleus	8.2 ± 0.6	10.2 ± 0.6*
MG	46.7 ± 1.8	34.5 ± 1.9*
PLT	16.8 ± 0.8	16.2 ± 0.7
TA	43.0 ± 1.2	36.0 ± 1.3*
EDL	8.3 ± 1.3	7.8 ± 0.5
Relative Muscle Mass (mg/g body mass)
Soleus	0.35 ± 0.02	0.48 ± 0.02*
MG	2.01 ± 0.04	1.66 ± 0.09*
PLT	0.72 ± 0.03	0.78 ± 0.04
TA	1.85 ± 0.04	1.74 ± 0.06
EDL	0.36 ± 0.05	0.38 ± 0.03

Abbreviations: MG, medial gastrocnemius; PLT, plantaris; TA, tibialis anterior; EDL, extensor digitorum longus. Values with asterisks are significantly different from wild-type at p ≤ 0.05.

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