Capillary density in skeletal muscle of Wistar rats as a function of muscle weight and body weight

Microvascular Research

Volumn 52, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 281-287

  Browning, J ^a   Hogg, N ^a   Gobe G ^b   Cross, R ^a  

^a GRIFFITH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BODY WEIGHT; CAPILLARY DENSITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; MALE; MUSCLE GROWTH; MUSCLE MASS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SKELETAL MUSCLE;

ANIMALIA; RATTUS NORVEGICUS;

EID: 0030292732     PISSN: 00262862     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/mvre.1996.0065     Document Type: Article

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