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Distribution of different fiber types in human skeletal muscles: Effects of aging studied in whole muscle cross sections

Lexell, Jan, Henriksson‐Larsén, Karin, Winblad, Bengt, Sjöström, Michael·1983·Muscle & Nerve
DOI 10.1002/mus.880060809
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The effects of aging on the total number and size of fibers, and the proportion and distribution of type 1 (slow twitch) and type 2 (fast twitch) fibers were studied in cross sections (15 μ thick) of autopsied whole m. vastus lateralis from two age groups. Each group consisted of six, previously physically healthy males (mean age 72 ± 1 years and 30 ± 6 years, respectively). The size of the muscles of the older individuals was 18% smaller ( P < 0.01) and the total number of fibers was 25% lower ( P < 0.01) than those of the young individuals (mean number 364,000 ± 50,000 vs 478,000 ± 56,000). There was, however, no significant difference in the mean fiber size (indirectly determined) orthe proportion of the two fiber types, though a preferential reduction in type 2 fiber number in the aged individuals was seen. The relative occurrence of the fiber types at various depths in the aged muscles was found to be more even than in muscles from the young individuals. The results suggest that the aging atrophy in m. vastus lateralis , at least up to the age of 70, is primarily the result of a loss of fibers.

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  1. Alnaqeeb MA, 1980, Interrelation of muscle fibre types, diameter and number in ageing white rats, J Physiol (Lond), 310, 56
  2. Sica REP, 1976, The effects of ageing upon the human soleus muscle, Medicina (B Aires), 36, 443
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Authors
Lexell, J., Henriksson‐Larsén, K., Winblad, B., & Sjöström, M.
Affiliations
Umeå University (SE)
Corresponding author
Lexell, Jan
ORCID
Venue
Muscle & Nerve
Publisher
Wiley
Published
1983-10
Volume
6
Issue
8
Pages
588-595
ISSN
  • 0148-639X (ISSN-L)
  • 1097-4598
DOI
10.1002/mus.880060809
OpenAlex
W2028656620
Cited by
582
References
23
Citations by year
2026: 11 · 2025: 9 · 2024: 22 · 2023: 13 · 2022: 25 · 2021: 34 · 2020: 15 · 2019: 17 · 2018: 13 · 2017: 14 · 2016: 19 · 2015: 23 · 2014: 19 · 2013: 16 · 2012: 22
FWCI
2.54
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Licence
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/termsAndConditions#vor (vor, 7683 d)
Locations
  • Muscle & Nerve (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • Lund University Publications (Lund University) (submittedVersion)
Topics
  • Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Molecular Biology › Muscle Physiology and Disorders
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Physiology (medical) › Nutrition and Health in Aging
  • Health Sciences › Nursing › Nutrition and Dietetics › Muscle metabolism and nutrition
Keywords
skeletal muscle aging, fiber type distribution, vastus lateralis, muscle atrophy, fiber number, fiber diameter, muscle cross-section, age-related muscle loss
MeSH terms
Adult, Aged, Aging, Arteriosclerosis, Cell Count, Humans, Ischemia, Male, Muscles, Nerve Degeneration

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