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. 1982;164(1):63-74.
doi: 10.1007/BF00301879.

Effects of immobilization and partial denervation on the differentiation of muscle fiber types in the Zebrafish, Brachydanio rerio

Effects of immobilization and partial denervation on the differentiation of muscle fiber types in the Zebrafish, Brachydanio rerio

W van Raamsdonk et al. Anat Embryol (Berl). 1982.

Abstract

In this study we tested the effects of immobilization and of spinal cord lesion on the differentiation of muscle fiber types in the myotomal muscle of the zebrafish. We found that the differentiation of embryonic red and white muscle fibers occurs in immobilized as well as in denervated myotomes of zebrafish embryos. Intermediate and adult red muscle fibers are not formed in denervated myotomes of larvae. Adult zebrafishes with spinal cord lesions in the anal region show abnormal undulating movements in the rostral part of the body. This change in muscle activity correlates with an increase in the number of intermediate scattered fibers. We conclude that direct contact with spinal cord motorneurons is not necessary for the differentiation of embryonic red and white fibers. The differentiation of intermediate muscle fibers is under extrinsic control. The factors that determine the formation of adult red fibers are not yet clear.

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