Is human skeletal muscle capillary supply modelled according to fibre size or fibre type?

Experimental Physiology

Volumn 82, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 231-234

  Ahmed, S K ^a   Egginton, S ^a   Jakeman, P M ^a,b   Mannion, A F ^a,c   Ross, H F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LIMERICK   (Ireland)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CAPILLARY DENSITY; CELL SIZE; CELL TYPE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MALE; MUSCLE CAPILLARY; MUSCLE TYPE ACCORDING TO FUNCTION; NORMAL HUMAN; SKELETAL MUSCLE;

EID: 0031018373     PISSN: 09580670     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1113/expphysiol.1997.sp004012     Document Type: Article

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