Allen E R, Murphy B J
Cell Tissue Res. 1979 Mar 9;197(1):165-7. doi: 10.1007/BF00233561.
New Hampshire chickens, homozygous for inherited muscular dystrophy, display clinical manifestations at an early age. A fine structural examination of embryos from this strain shows marked degenerative changes four days prior to hatching. The Z bands appear to dissolve progressively to the point where finally the myofibrils become uniformly dense with no detectable banding patterns.
新罕布什尔鸡，因遗传性肌肉萎缩而纯合，在幼年时就会出现临床表现。对该品系胚胎的精细结构检查显示，在孵化前四天就出现了明显的退行性变化。Z带似乎逐渐溶解，最终肌原纤维变得均匀致密，没有可检测到的带状模式。
