Capillary-to-fiber surface ratio in rat fast-twitch hindlimb muscles after chronic electrical stimulation

Journal of Applied Physiology

Volumn 80, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 904-909

  Mathieu Costello, O ^a   Agey, P J ^b   Wu, L ^b   Hang, J ^b   Adair, T H ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

angiogenesis; capillary anisotropy; capillary length per fiber volume; extensor digitorum longus; fiber size; mitochondrial volume density; morphometry; plasticity; sarcomere length; tibialis anterior; tortuosity

Indexed keywords

ANGIOGENESIS; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANISOTROPY; ARTICLE; CAPILLARY PERMEABILITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROSTIMULATION; FAST MUSCLE; HINDLIMB; MITOCHONDRIAL MEMBRANE; MORPHOMETRICS; NERVE CELL PLASTICITY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SARCOMERE LENGTH; SURFACE PROPERTY;

EID: 0029918060     PISSN: 87507587     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/jappl.1996.80.3.904     Document Type: Article

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