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Quantitative morphometric study of the skeletal muscles of normal and streptozotocin-diabetic rats.
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July 2006
Department of Basic Medical Sciences, Faculty of Dentistry, Ajman University of Science and Technology Network. Aljarf, Ajman, United Arab Emirates.
Objectives: Quantitative morphometry under light microscope was applied to analyze changes in the number and the diameters of skeletal muscle fibers and their myonuclei in the extensor digitorum longus and rectus femoris muscles of normal and streptozotocin-diabetic rats.
Animals: Twelve adult male albino Fischer rats each weighing 300 g were used in the study.
Interventions: Streptozotocin (STZ)-diabetes was induced by a single intravenous injection of STZ (75 mg/kg body weight) via the tail vein.