A Quantitative Study of Muscle Development in the Bovine Foetus (Bos indicus) |
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| Authors: | N. C. Stickland |
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| Affiliation: | Department of Veterinary Anatomy, University of Nairobi and Department of Anatomy, Royal (Dick) School of Veterinary Studies, Edinburgh |
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| Abstract: | The investigation was carried out in order to quantify the changes in various cell parameters which take place in the normal prenatal development bovine muscle. Sections of muscles, taken from 36 Zebu foetuses (Bos indicns) of about 75 to 245 days gestation, were examined microscopically. Results are given on the numbers and sizes of myotubes and myofibres seen section at various stages of development. The relative contribution of increases in cell size and cell number to overall muscle size increase are discussed. |
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