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"Early-onset calorie restriction conserves fiber number in
aging rat skeletal muscle", according to (1). More
recently, (2) paper suggested that exercise was required to
maintain during CR the
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plantaris subtypes of muscle.
The plantaris muscles, however, appeared to have limited
role in human physiology, according to the Wikipedia
description.

1. McKiernan SH, Bua E, McGorray J, Aiken J.
Early-onset calorie restriction conserves fiber number in
aging rat skeletal
muscle.
FASEB J. 2004 Mar;18(3):580-1. Epub 2004 Jan 20.
PMID: 14734642

2. Lowenthal DT, Kendrick ZV, Starnes JW, Carmeli E.
Effects of caloric restriction and exercise training on
skeletal muscle
histochemistry in aging Fischer 344 rats.
ScientificWorldJournal. 2006 Oct 13;6:1339-49.
PMID: 17041721