Sample Size Required for the Accurate Determination of Fiber Area and Capillarity of Human Skeletal Muscle

Canadian Journal of Applied Physiology

Volumn 23, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 594-599

  McCall, Gary E ^a   Byrnes, William C ^a   Dickinson, Arthur L ^a   Fleck, Steven J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^b Journal of Nursing Education   (United States)

Author keywords

Muscle biopsy; Sequential estimation analysis

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BIOPSY; CAPILLARY; CYTOLOGY; HUMAN; MALE; MUSCLE CELL; SAMPLE SIZE; SKELETAL MUSCLE; VASCULARIZATION;

ADULT; BIOPSY; CAPILLARIES; HUMANS; MALE; MUSCLE FIBERS; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; SAMPLE SIZE;

EID: 0032252667     PISSN: 10667814     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/h98-034     Document Type: Article

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