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44 L.K. McLoon et al.

Fig. 3.10 Use of lactate in

EOM. ( a ) Proposed fl ow of

substrates in an EOM fi ber.

Blood glucose enters

glycolysis as glucose-6-

phosphate (glucose-6-P).

Glycogen content is low and

glycogenolysis is greatly

down-regulated. The lactate

dehydrogenase (LDH)

reaction fl ows in the direction

of lactate oxidation to

pyruvate, which enters the

mitochondrial Krebs cycle.

( b ) Electron micrograph

illustrating the high

mitochondrial content of an

EOM fi ber

A

Glucose

Lactate

Extraocular muscle fiber

Glycogen

Glucose-6-P

Glycolysis

LDH

Pyruvate

Krebs cycle

OxPhos

Mitochondria

B

3.8 Myonuclear Turnover and Regeneration

Another unusual property of adult EOM is its ability to remodel portions of its

myo fi bers throughout life. Using bromodeoxyuridine labeling and immunohistochemical

techniques, it was shown that the EOM retain a population of activated

satellite cells (McLoon and Wirtschafter 2003 ) , and these cells replicate and appear

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