3D architecture of myocardial microcirculation in intact rat heart: A study with Micro-CT

Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology

Volumn 430, Issue , 1997, Pages 165-175

  Beighley, Patricia E ^a   Thomas, Paul J ^a   Jorgensen, Steven M ^a   Ritman, Erik L ^a  

^a MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; HEART MUSCLE BLOOD FLOW; HEART MUSCLE PERFUSION; ISOLATED HEART; MICROVASCULARIZATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; THREE DIMENSIONAL IMAGING;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0030868886     PISSN: 00652598     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4615-5959-7_14     Document Type: Article

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