Staining of a skeletal muscle cross-section showing different types of muscle fiber in young mice (IMAGE)

Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne

Staining of a skeletal muscle cross-section showing different types of muscle fiber in young mice

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Staining of a skeletal muscle cross-section showing different types of muscle fiber in young mice. Green: slow-twitch fibers type I; Red: Intermediate fast-twitch fibers type IIA; Purple: Very fast-twitch fibers type IIB; Yellow: Laminin.

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Martin Wohlwend (EPFL)

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