[Histonet] muscle fibers

Judith L. Williams juditw <@t> u.washington.edu
Mon Aug 25 17:53:43 CDT 2008


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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> wk email pruegg <@t> ihctech.net
> web site www.ihctech.net
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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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