ISSN:
1432-0878
Keywords:
Muscle
;
Disuse atrophy
;
Insects
;
Ultrastructure
;
Electron microscopy
Source:
Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
Topics:
Biology
,
Medicine
Notes:
Summary The changes which occur in the ultrastructure of the mesothoracic retractor unguis muscle of the cockroach Periplaneta americana as a result of disuse are described. Breakdown of myofibrils, sarcoplasmic reticulum, and mitochondria are all marked, this degeneration only being apparent 9 weeks after the operation.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/BF00233279