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Orthogonal Diameters in the Analysis of Muscle Fibre Size and Form

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DISTRIBUTIONAL changes in sizes of fibres have been correlated with pathological processes affecting muscle. Micrometry of muscle fibres in histological cross-section, for example, has been frequently used to follow the course of denervation atrophy1. Unfortunately, the complex polygonal form of the fibre and the lack of a standard technique of measurement make it difficult to compare the results of different studies2.

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    SUN K. SONG, NOBUO SHIMADA & PAUL J. ANDERSON

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SONG, S., SHIMADA, N. & ANDERSON, P. Orthogonal Diameters in the Analysis of Muscle Fibre Size and Form. Nature 200, 1220–1221 (1963). https://doi.org/10.1038/2001220a0

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