Sequential increases in capillarization and mitochondrial enzymes in low-frequency-stimulated rabbit muscle

American Journal of Physiology - Cell Physiology

Volumn 274, Issue 3 43-3, 1998, Pages

  Škorjanc, Dejan ^a   Jaschinski, Frank ^a   Heine, Georg ^a   Pette, Dirk ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KONSTANZ   (Germany)

Author keywords

Electrical stimulation; Mitochondrial enzyme activity; Morphometry; Vascular endothelial growth factor

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CAPILLARY; ELECTROSTIMULATION; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME LOCALIZATION; MUSCLE BLOOD FLOW; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; NONHUMAN; OXIDATIVE PHOSPHORYLATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RABBIT;

ANIMALIA; ORYCTOLAGUS CUNICULUS;

EID: 0031969846     PISSN: 03636143     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/ajpcell.1998.274.3.c810     Document Type: Article

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