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Table 2 Skeletal muscle characteristics

From: No change in skeletal muscle satellite cells in young and aging rat soleus muscle

 

Soleus

Young (N = 6)

Aging (N = 8)

Power (%)

CSA

2696 ± 138

2832 ± 166

100

Nuclei/fiber

2.31 ± 0.26

3.13 ± 0.06*

93

  1. All values are presented as mean ± SEM
  2. CSA Cross-sectional area
  3. * Significance at P < 0.05 between young and aging groups