Normal skeletal muscle, ATPase s

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Pre-Incubation at pH 4.3 and activates activity of the myofibrillary ATPase within type I fibers, but does not affect the activity of ATPase within type II fibers. Therefore, the latter appear dark and the former appear light, allowing assessment of fiber types within the muscle biopsy.

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