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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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2013
2013
The emergence of abnormal hypersynchronization in the anatomical structural network of human brain
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… 
Review
1988
Review
1988
Structure of motor endplates in the different fiber types of vertebrate skeletal muscles.
The number and localization of vertebrate motor endplates on the muscle fiber, and their structure, vary according to phylum and… 
Highly Cited
1979
Highly Cited
1979
A comparative study of the immunohistochemical localization of basic protein to myelin and oligodendrocytes in rat and chicken brain
Antisera to highly purified basic protein (BP)7 from rat and chicken brain were prepared and their purity and specificity… 
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… 
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… 
1956
1956
Effect of cold acclimation on vascularization of ears, heart, liver and muscles of white rats.
The degree of vascularization of different tissues of rats killed with ether after a 4-week acclimation period to 30°C or 6°C was… 
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