Morphological and Biochemical Effects on the Skeletal Muscle of Ovariectomized Old Female Rats Submitted to the Intake of Diets with Vegetable or Animal Protein and Resistance Training

Table 5

Cross-sectional area of myocytes (µm²) (CSA) of the medial gastrocnemius muscle according to fiber types. Mean ± standard deviation.

Group	Type I (µm^2)	Type IIA (µm^2)	Type IIB (µm^2)
CVS	2408.60 ± 631.89	3260.64 ± 801.54	4241.44 ± 1159.77
VOS	2111.60 ± 642.29	2744.56 ± 627.20	4027.97 ± 1226.38
VOT	1848.24 ± 872.50	2652.21 ± 569.94	4208.73 ± 1504.68
CAS	2375.55 ± 535.07	3074.60 ± 607.85	4151.06 ± 1129.33
AOS	2660.12 ± 587.04	3192.49 ± 787.13	4079.76 ± 1268.78
AOT	1741.67 ± 609.78	2610.80 ± 859.44	4092.27 ± 1081.34

Equal letters represent equal averages; different letters represent the statistical differences.