[Histonet] muscle fibers

[Mary A. Ascenzi]

Hi Patsy - the best one stop shop for info on muscle fiber is in 
Carson's book on Enzyme Histochemistry - CH13. It covers introduction 
on muscle fiber types, stains, and various techniques for identifying 
fast and slow twitch fibers.
Judy at U Washington


On Mon, 25 Aug 2008, Patsy Ruegg wrote:

>Are there muscle experts out there that can help with this project?
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>"Do you have any leads on differentiating and staining muscle fiber types?
>We have mixed fiber type whole muscle embedded in paraffin and want to tell
>if there is a difference between rats in the % distribution of muscle types.
>They are sometimes called fast twitch and slow twitch muscles.   Any leads
>you could offer would be appreciated."
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>Best regards,
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>Patsy
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>Patsy Ruegg, HT(ASCP)QIHC
>IHCtech, LLC
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Judith Williams, PhD, HT(ASCP)
Research Scientist
Department of Comparative Medicine
University of Washington
Seattle, WA 98195



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