Alignment of microvascular units along skeletal muscle fibers of hamster retractor

Journal of Applied Physiology

Volumn 82, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 42-48

  Emerson, Geoffrey G ^a   Segal, Steven S ^a,b  

^a Yale University   (United States)

^b YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

arteriole; capillary; functional unit; local flow control; microcirculation

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTERIOLE; ARTICLE; CAPILLARY; COMPUTER MODEL; EXERCISE; HAMSTER; MALE; MICROVASCULATURE; MUSCLE BLOOD FLOW; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE METABOLISM; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKELETAL MUSCLE;

EID: 0031028475     PISSN: 87507587     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/jappl.1997.82.1.42     Document Type: Article

References (30)

1. Andersen, P., and B. Saltin. Maximal perfusion of skeletal muscle in man. J. Physiol. Lond. 366: 233-249, 1985.
2. Berg, B. R., and I. H. Sarelius. Functional capillary organization in striated muscle. Am. J. Physiol. 268 (Heart Circ. Physiol. 37): H1215-H1222, 1995.
3. Bloch, E. H., and A. S. Iberall. Toward a concept of the functional unit of mammalian skeletal muscle. Am. J. Physiol. 242 (Regulatory Integrative Comp. Physiol. 11): R411-R420, 1982.
4. Burke, R. Motor units: anatomy, physiology, and functional organization. In: Handbook of Physiology. The Nervous System. Bethesda, MD: Am. Physiol. Soc., 1981, sect. 1, vol. II, chapt. 10, p. 345-422.
5. Damon, D. H., and B. R. Duling. Evidence that capillary perfusion heterogeneity is not controlled in striated muscle. Am. J. Physiol. 249 (Heart Circ. Physiol. 18): H386-H392, 1985.
6. Delashaw, J. B., and B. R. Duling. A study of the functional elements regulating capillary perfusion in striated muscle. Microvasc. Res. 36: 162-171, 1988.
7. Duling, B. R., and D. H. Damon. An examination of the measurement of flow heterogeneity in striated muscle. Circ. Res. 60: 1-13, 1987.
8. Engelson, E. T., T. C. Skalak, and G. W. Schmid-Schönbein. The microvasculature in skeletal muscle I. Arteriolar network in rat spinotrapezius muscle. Microvasc. Res. 30: 29-44, 1985.
9. Eriksson, E., and R. Myrhage. Microvascular dimensions and blood flow in skeletal muscle. Acta Physiol. Scand. 86: 211-222, 1972.
10. Honig, C. R., C. L. Odoroff, and J. L. Frierson. Capillary recruitment in exercise: rate, extent, uniformity, and relation to blood flow. Am. J. Physiol. 238 (Heart Circ. Physiol. 7): H31-H42, 1980.
11. Kurjiaka, D. T., and S. S. Segal. Hemodynamic responses to conducted vasodilation in arteriolar networks. Am. J. Physiol. 269 (Heart Circ. Physiol. 38): H1723-H1728, 1995.
12. Laughlin, M. H., and R. B. Armstrong. Muscular blood flow distribution patterns as a function of running speed in rats. Am. J. Physiol. 243 (Heart Circ. Physiol. 12): H296-H306, 1982.
13. Little, T. L., J. Xia, and B. R. Duling. Dye tracers define differential endothelial and smooth muscle coupling patterns within the arteriolar wall. Circ. Res. 76: 498-504, 1995.
14. Lund, N., D. N. Damon, and B. R. Duling. Capillary grouping in hamster tibialis anterior muscles: flow patterns, and physiological significance. Int. J. Microcirc. Clin. Exp. 5: 359-372, 1987.
15. Mackie, B. G., and R. L. Terjung. Blood flow to different skeletal muscle fiber types during contraction. Am. J. Physiol. 245 (Heart Circ. Physiol. 14): H265-H275, 1983.
16. Nakao, M., and S. S. Segal. Muscle length alters geometry of arterioles and venules in hamster retractor. Am. J. Physiol. 268 (Heart Circ. Physiol. 37): H336-H344, 1995.
17. Ordway, G. A., D. L. Floyd, J. C. Longhurst, and J. H. Mitchell. Oxygen consumption and hemodynamic responses during graded treadmill exercise in the dog. J. Appl. Physiol. 601-607, 1984.
18. Pierzga, J. M., and S. S. Segal. Spatial relationships between neuromuscular junctions and microvessels in hamster cremaster muscle. Microvasc. Res. 48: 50-67, 1994.
19. Plyley, M. J., G. J. Sutherland, and A. C. Groom. Geometry of the capillary network in skeletal muscle. Microvasc. Res. 11: 161-173, 1976.
20. Priddy, R. B., and A. F. Brodie. Facial musculature, nerves and blood vessels of the hamster in relation to the cheek pouch. J. Morphol. 83: 149-180, 1948.
21. Saltin, B., and P. D. Gollnick. Skeletal muscle adaptability: significance for metabolism and performance. In: Handbook of Physiology. Skeletal Muscle. Bethesda, MD: Am. Physiol. Soc., 1983, sect. 10, chapt. 19, p. 555-631.
22. Sarelius, I. H. Cell and oxygen flow in arterioles controlling capillary perfusion. Am. J. Physiol. 265 (Heart Circ. Physiol. 34): H1682-H1687, 1993.
23. Segal, S. S. Microvascular recruitment in hamster striated muscle: role for conducted vasodilation. Am. J. Physiol. 261 (Heart Circ. Physiol. 30): H181-H189, 1991.
24. Segal, S. S., and J. L. Bény. Intracellular recording and dye transfer in arterioles during blood flow control. Am. J. Physiol. 263 (Heart Circ. Physiol. 32): H1-H7, 1992.
25. Skalak, T. C., and G. W. Schmid-Schönbein. The microvasculature in skeletal muscle IV. A model of the capillary network. Microvasc. Res. 32: 333-347, 1986.
26. Sullivan, S. M., and R. N. Pittman. Hamster retractor muscle: a new preparation for intravital microscopy. Microvasc. Res. 23: 329-335, 1982.
27. 2 uptake and histochemical fiber type of resting hamster muscles. J. Appl. Physiol. 51: 246-253, 1984.
28. Weibel, E. R. Delivering oxygen to the cells: structure and function in the mammalian respiratory system. In: The Pathway for Oxygen. Cambridge, MA: Harvard Univ. Press, 1984, p. 175-210.
29. Wiedeman, M. P., R. F. Tuma, and H. N. Mayrovitz. Defining the precapillary sphincter. Microvasc. Res. 12: 71-75, 1976.
30. Williams, D. A., and S. S. Segal. Microvascular architecture in rat soleus and extensor digitorum longus muscles [published erratum appears in Microvasc. Res. 43: 358, 1992]. Microvasc. Res. 43: 192-204, 1992.