Contrast-enhanced ultrasound measurement of microvascular perfusion relevant to nutrient and hormone delivery in skeletal muscle: A model study in vitro

Microvascular Research

Volumn 75, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 323-329

  Ross, Renee M ^a   Downey, Kathleen ^a   Newman, John M B ^a   Richards, Stephen M ^a   Clark, Michael G ^a   Rattigan, Stephen ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TASMANIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Blood flow; Capillaries; Exercise; Insulin; Perfusion; Skeletal muscle; Vasculature

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BLOOD VESSEL; CAPILLARY FLOW; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; ECHOGRAPHY; FLOW RATE; HORMONE ACTION; IN VITRO STUDY; MICROBUBBLE; MUSCLE PERFUSION; NUTRIENT UPTAKE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKELETAL MUSCLE; SOUND INTENSITY; TUBE;

ALBUMINS; CAPILLARIES; CONTRAST MEDIA; HUMANS; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; PERFUSION; ULTRASONOGRAPHY;

EID: 41949132683     PISSN: 00262862     EISSN: 10959319     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mvr.2007.11.002     Document Type: Article

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