
We measured the abundance of sarcoplasmic masses within skeletal muscle myocytes of an adult female stranded pigmy sperm whale (Kogia breviceps). The presence of these masses in other species has been reported in association with myopathies, including myotonic dystrophy, the most frequently related pathology. Other histopathologic muscle changes included a high number of internal nuclei, variations in fiber size and shape, and the predominance of type I fibers.
Muscular-Dystrophy, Myopathy, Whales, Skeletal muscle, Pigmy sperm whale, Tursiops-Truncatus, Cetacean, 240111 Patología animal, Type I fibers, Kogia breviceps, Muscular Diseases, Animals, Female, 240118 Mamíferos, Internal nuclei, Muscle, Skeletal, 310907 Patología, Dolphin, Sarcoplasmic masses
Muscular-Dystrophy, Myopathy, Whales, Skeletal muscle, Pigmy sperm whale, Tursiops-Truncatus, Cetacean, 240111 Patología animal, Type I fibers, Kogia breviceps, Muscular Diseases, Animals, Female, 240118 Mamíferos, Internal nuclei, Muscle, Skeletal, 310907 Patología, Dolphin, Sarcoplasmic masses
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