Regression of capillary network in atrophied soleus muscle induced by hindlimb unweighting

Journal of Applied Physiology

Volumn 98, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 1407-1413

  Fujino, Hidemi ^a,b   Kohzuki, Hisaharu ^a,c   Takeda, Isao ^b   Kiyooka, Takahiko ^a   Miyasaka, Takehiro ^a   Mohri, Satoshi ^a   Shimizu, Juichiro ^a   Kajiya, Fumihiko ^a  

^a OKAYAMA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b SUZUKA UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCE   (Japan)

^c Okayama Gakuin University   (Japan)

Author keywords

Capillary lumen; Capillary volume; Disuse atrophy; Endothelial terminal deoxynucleotidyltransferase mediated dUTP nick end labeling; Erythrocyte velocity; Intercapllary anastomosis; Tortuosity

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CAPILLARY WALL; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENDOTHELIUM CELL; ERYTHROCYTE; HEMODYNAMIC MONITORING; HINDLIMB; IN VIVO STUDY; MALE; MICROSCOPIC ANATOMY; MUSCLE ATROPHY; MUSCLE FIBRIL; NICK END LABELING; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SOLEUS MUSCLE; STRUCTURE ACTIVITY RELATION;

ANIMALS; CAPILLARIES; HINDLIMB SUSPENSION; MALE; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; MUSCULAR ATROPHY; RATS; RATS, WISTAR;

EID: 15444372538     PISSN: 87507587     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/japplphysiol.00961.2004     Document Type: Article

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