Enzymatic study of muscle fibers of the antero-lateral wall of the abdomen in man: functional interpretation
Rousseau, D.; Outrequin, G.; Descottes, B.
Bulletin de l'Association des Anatomistes 63(183): 507-512
1979
ISSN/ISBN: 0376-6160 PMID: 162271 Document Number: 140963
After a recall of muscular histo-enzymology, the authors expose the results of an analysis of the antero-lateral muscles of the abdomen. They establish a predominance of the muscular fibers, type I, that are tonic as compared with the muscular fibers, type II, that are phasic. Thus the role of support and of maintenance of the intra-peritoneal pressure by these muscles is confirmed. The tonic characteristic is also important for the functional reeducation and the electrotherapy of the abdominal wall.