An evaluation of the reliability of muscle fiber cross-sectional area and fiber number measurements in rat skeletal muscle

Lisa Ceglia1,2, Sathit Niramitmahapanya3,2, Lori Lyn Price4, Susan S. Harris2, Roger A. Fielding2, Bess Dawson‐Hughes2
1Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism, Tufts Medical Center, Boston, USA
2Jean Mayer U.S. Department of Agriculture Human Nutrition Research Center on Aging at Tufts University, Boston, USA
3Department of Medicine, Rajavithi Hospital, College of Medicine, Rangsit University, Bangkok, Thailand
4Biostatistics Research Center, Institute for Clinical Research and Health Policy Studies, Tufts Medical Center, Boston, USA

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