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Relative Distribution and Chemical Nature of the Fuel Store of the Two Types of Fibres in the Pectoralis Major Muscle of the Pigeon

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George and Jyoti1 showed that the pectoralis major muscle of the pigeon consists of two types of fibres: a broad variety, well striated and with clear sarcoplasm, having very few inclusions, and the other a narrow type, with dense lipoid inclusions and striations scarcely visible. They also observed that the fat globules in the narrow fibres become fewer after strenuous muscular exercise and suggested the possibility of the utilization of fat in such muscular activity. In the present work, we have investigated the relative distribution of the two types of fibres in the muscle and the chemical nature of the fuel store in them.

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  1. Laboratories of Animal Physiology and Histochemistry, Department of Zoology, M.S. University of Baroda, Baroda, India

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GEORGE, J., NAIK, R. Relative Distribution and Chemical Nature of the Fuel Store of the Two Types of Fibres in the Pectoralis Major Muscle of the Pigeon. Nature 181, 709–711 (1958). https://doi.org/10.1038/181709b0

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