HISTOCHEMICAL DIFFERENTIATION OF THE PECTORALIS MAJOR MUSCLE FIBRES OF TWO - ALLIED FORMS OF COLUMBA LIVIA | ||||
Assiut Veterinary Medical Journal | ||||
Article 6, Volume 2, Issue 3.4, May 1975, Page 55-64 PDF (2.7 MB) | ||||
Document Type: Research article | ||||
DOI: 10.21608/avmj.1975.193463 | ||||
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Authors | ||||
Y.M. Shahien; S.A. El Mougy | ||||
Dept. of Anatomy and Histology, Cairo Univ. and Dept. of Physiology, Zagazig | ||||
Abstract | ||||
The pectoralis major muscle of the domestic form of Columba livia revealed the presence of three types of muscle fibres, red, white and intermediate, while that of the wild form was made up of 2 distinct components of fibres, red and white. This morphological" c haracteristic seems to be correlated with flight ability. 1 | ||||
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