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White Fiber

A type of striated skeletal muscle fiber that contracts quickly and contains small amounts of mitochondria, myoglobin and sarcoplasm.
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Fast-twitch Motor UnitSkeletal muscle structure

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1996
1996
Creatine analogue beta-guanidinopropionic acid alters skeletal muscle AMP deaminase activity.
Dietary supplementation of the creatine analogue beta-guanidinopropionic acid (beta-GPA) decreases in vitro skeletal muscle AMP… 
1994
1994
Kinetic studies of the effect of muscle fiber type and tripolyphosphate on the aggregation of porcine salt-soluble proteins.
1990
1990
A histochemical study of lingual muscle fibers in rat.
Twelve male 9-week-old Wistar rats were used in this study. Intrinsic (transverse, longitudinal and vertical) and extrinsic… 
1985
1985
The three-dimensional structure of motor endplates in different fiber types of rat intercostal muscle
SummaryThe three-dimensional organization of the motor end plates in the red, white and intermediate striated muscle fibers of… 
Highly Cited
1977
Highly Cited
1977
LOCALIZATION OF HEXOKINASE IN NEURAL TISSUE: LIGHT MICROSCOPIC STUDIES WITH IMMUNOFLUORESCENCE AND HISTOCHEMICAL PROCEDURES
Abstract— The distribution of hexokinase (ATP: D‐hexose 6‐phosphotransferase, EC 2.7.1.1) in rat cerebellum, retina, hippocampus… 
1973
1973
Characteristics of skeletal muscle fiber types in the miniature pig and the effect of training.
The fiber types present in miniature pig skeletal muscle were determined with enzyme histochemical techniques. Three distinct… 
1969
1969
Microvolt Electric Signals from Fishes and the Environment
Pulses in the 0.01 to 40 microvolt range, probably generated by white fiber muscle action potentials, were remotely received… 
1967
1967
An electron microscopic study on differences in the fine structures of motor endplate in red, white and intermediate muscle fibers of rat intercostal muscle. A preliminary study.
An electron microscopic study on the fine structural differences of motor endplates among the red, white and intermediate muscle… 
Highly Cited
1966
Highly Cited
1966
Enzymatic activity of differentiating muscle fibers. I. Development of phosphorylase in muscles of the domestic fowl.
1964
1964
AN ELECTRON MICROSCOPIC STUDY ON THE RED, WHITE AND INTERMEDIATE MUSCLE FIBERS OF MOUSE.
An electon microscopic study on the structural differences among the red, white and intermediate muscle fibers of mice was made… 
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