to determine the effect of denervation on the free-radical scavenging systems in relation to the mitochondrial oxidative metabolism in the slow-twitch soleus and fast-twitch extensor digitorum longus ( edl ) muscles , the sciatic nerve of the rat was crushed in the midthigh region and the muscle tissue levels of five enzymes were studied 2 and 5 weeks following crush .
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mitochondrial
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oxidative metabolism