A further observation of the structural changes of microvessels in the extensor digitorum longus muscle of the aged rat

Journal of Electron Microscopy

Volumn 56, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 249-255

  Desaki, Junzo ^a   Nishida, Naoya ^a  

^a EHIME UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Aged (18 months) rat; Arteriole; Capillary; Extensor digitorum longus muscle; Muscle bundle; Venule

Indexed keywords

AGING; ANGIOGENESIS; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CAPILLARY; CYTOLOGY; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; MICROCIRCULATION; MUSCLE CELL; NEUROMUSCULAR SYNAPSE; PATHOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; RAT; REGENERATION; SKELETAL MUSCLE; ULTRASTRUCTURE; VASCULARIZATION;

AGING; ANIMALS; CAPILLARIES; MICROCIRCULATION; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON; MUSCLE FIBERS; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; NEOVASCULARIZATION, PHYSIOLOGIC; NEUROMUSCULAR JUNCTION; RATS; REGENERATION;

RATTUS;

BLOOD VESSELS; CAPILLARITY; FIBERS; MICROCIRCULATION; RATS;

AGED (18 MONTH) RAT; ARTERIOLE; CAPILLARY; EXTENSOR DIGITORA LONGUS MUSCLE; EXTENSOR DIGITORUM LONGUS; MICROVASCULAR NETWORK; MICROVESSELS; MUSCLE BUNDLE; MUSCLE FIBER; VENULE;

MUSCLE;

EID: 37549021082     PISSN: 00220744     EISSN: 14779986     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jmicro/dfm032     Document Type: Article

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