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Table 1 Content of αB-crystallin and α-tubulin

From: Significant roles of microtubules in mature striated muscle deduced from the correlation between tubulin and its molecular chaperone αB-crystallin in rat muscles

Number

Striated muscles

αB-crystallin quantity (ng/μg protein)

α-Tubulin quantity (ng/μg protein)

1

Atrium

15.7 ± 3.3

2.7 ± 0.7

2

Ventricle

15.5 ± 2.7

2.5 ± 1.3

3

Masseter

1.2 ± 0.2**,a,b

0.8 ± 0.3

4

Tongue

3.0 ± 0.5**,a,b

1.0 ± 0.5

5

Diaphragm

12.3 ± 2.5**,c,d,f

0.9 ± 0.5

6

Soleus muscle

31.1 ± 6.7**,a–f

2.4 ± 1.3

7

Plantaris muscle

2.6 ± 0.4**,a,b,e,f

0.7 ± 0.3*,a

8

Gastrocnemius muscle

3.3 ± 0.7**,a,b,e,f

0.7 ± 0.5

9

EDL muscle

1.6 ± 0.4**,a,b,e,f

0.6 ± 0.3*,a

10

TA muscle

1.2 ± 0.5**,a,b,e,f

0.3 ± 0.2*,**,a,b,f

11

Psoas muscle

1.3 ± 0.4**,a,b,e,f

0.2 ± 0.1*,**,a,b,f

  1. n = 5–6; values are mean ± SD
  2. EDL extensor digitorum longus, TA tibialis anterior
  3. * P < 0.05, ** P < 0.01
  4. a Statistical significances with atrium
  5. b Statistical significances with ventricle
  6. c Statistical significances with masseter
  7. d Statistical significances with tongue
  8. e Statistical significances with diaphragm
  9. f Statistical significances with soleus