Abstract
Acetylcholinesterase (AChE)-rich cytoplasmic granules in the developing myofibers increased remarkably until the establishment of neuromuscular junctions and thereafter decreased rapidly, whereas junctional AChE activities continued to increase ( K. Wake, 1976, Cell Tissue Res. 173, 383–400). In the present paper, during the developmental course of the chick embryo, the temporal and regional gradients in differentiation of skeletal muscles at various sites were examined with special reference to the fluctuation of intracellular AChE activity. AChE-rich granules in each muscle throughout the whole body of chick embryos were observed. Since the distribution pattern of these granules changed regularly in the course of the muscle fiber development, advances of muscle differentiation in various sites of the body were compared. (1) The process of muscle development is more advanced in the trunk muscles than in the limb muscles. (2) The dorsal trunk muscles differentiate one day earlier than the ventral ones. (3) Within the same limb, proximal muscles differentiate approximately 24 hr ahead of distal ones. (4) The development of posterior limb muscles advances faster than that of anterior limb muscles. (5) Within the thigh muscles, the flexor muscles tend to differentiate earlier than the extensor muscles.
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