A comparison of the microcirculation in the rat spinotrapezius and diaphragm muscles

Microvascular Research

Volumn 55, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 249-259

  Kindig, Casey A ^a   Poole, David C ^a  

^a KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Capillary 'tube' hematocrit; Countercurrent flow; Intravital microscopy; Red blood cell flux; Red blood cell velocity

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BLOOD FLOW VELOCITY; CAPILLARY FLOW; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COUNTERCURRENT SYSTEM; DIAPHRAGM MUSCLE; HEMATOCRIT; MICROCIRCULATION; MUSCLE BLOOD FLOW; MUSCLE FUNCTION; NONHUMAN; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SKELETAL MUSCLE; TRAPEZIUS MUSCLE;

ANIMALIA; TRIXIS;

EID: 0031822990     PISSN: 00262862     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/mvre.1998.2075     Document Type: Article

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