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IN the rat, the extensor digitorum longus (EDL) is a fast contracting muscle, while the soleus is a slow muscle1, but the contraction characteristics, as well as the histo-chemical features of the muscles, can be converted to the opposite type by cross-innervation2–5.
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MILEDI, R., STEFANI, E. & ZELENÁ, J. Neural Control of Acetylcholine-sensitivity in Rat Muscle Fibres. Nature 220, 497–498 (1968). https://doi.org/10.1038/220497a0
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