Fig. 6. Effect of aestivation on skeletal muscle fatigue resistance during a series of work loops for (A) iliofibularis and (B) sartorius muscles. Open symbols, control aestivator groups; closed symbols, 9-month aestivator groups (N=6 and N=5, respectively). Values are means ± s.e.m. The broken and solid lines represent cubic polynomial functions fitted to the control and treatment data, respectively.