Table 3 Mean ± SE of the histological measurements in each of the two studied muscles

CSA

(μm²)

FD

3246 ± 79 b

3172 ± 241 b

3962 ± 160 c

2422 ± 235 a

PM

2086 ± 102 a

1806 ± 197 a

2157 ± 136 a

2459 ± 226 a

3692 ± 154 b

Capillaries

(n)

FD

4.11 ± 0.11 a

3.59 ± 0.24 a

3.98 ± 0.13 a

3.09 ± 0.37 a

PM

3.71 ± 0.14 c

3.94 ± 0.36 c

3.24 ± 0.17 bc

2.74 ± 0.27 ab

2.60 ± 0.13 a

Capillaries

(n 10³/μm²)

FD

1.37 ± 0.04 b

1.20 ± 0.10 ab

1.10 ± 0.04 a

1.56 ± 0.32 ab

PM

2.36 ± 0.15 c

2.53 ± 0.30 c

1.84 ± 0.12 b

1.58 ± 0.21 b

0.90 ± 0.06 a

Nuclei

(n)

FD

11.32 ± 0.35 b

9.68 ± 0.82 b

11.16 ± 0.62 b

9.70 ± 1.33 b

PM

6.22 ± 0.29 a

5.84 ± 0.65 a

5.79 ± 0.35 a

4.61 ± 0.40 a

5.71 ± 0.30 a

Nuclei

(n 10³/μm²)

FD

3.82 ± 0.19 ab

3.24 ± 0.26 ab

3.07 ± 0.14 ab

3.99 ± 0.42 ab

PM

3.82 ± 0.26 b

4.01 ± 0.47 b

3.39 ± 0.19 ab

2.49 ± 0.29 a

1.93 ± 0.13 a