Reduced Appendicular Lean Body Mass, Muscle Strength, and Size of Type II Muscle Fibers in Patients with Spondyloarthritis versus Healthy Controls: A Cross-Sectional Study

<div>Counting myonuclei. (a) Biopsy marked with dystrophin (red stain), MHC II (green stain), and DAPI (blue stain). Roman numerals indicate fiber types I and II. Red numbers mark myonuclei in type I fibers and white numbers for type II fibers. (b) Blue stain: DAPI (myonuclei) and red markings: dystrophin. Myonuclei branded with M were determined to have their geometric center (nucleus center) inside the dystrophin labeling.</div>

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Figure 7: Reduced Appendicular Lean Body Mass, Muscle Strength, and Size of Type II Muscle Fibers in Patients with Spondyloarthritis versus Healthy Controls: A Cross-Sectional Study 

Figure 7 | Reduced Appendicular Lean Body Mass, Muscle Strength, and Size of Type II Muscle Fibers in Patients with Spondyloarthritis versus Healthy Controls: A Cross-Sectional Study 