Stereological characterization of left ventricular cardiomyocytes, capillaries, and innervation in the nondiabetic, obese mouse

Cardiovascular Pathology

Volumn 21, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 346-354

  Gruber, Carina ^a   Kohlstedt, Karin ^b   Loot, Annemarieke E ^b   Fleming, Ingrid ^b   Kummer, Wolfgang ^a   Mühlfeld, Christian ^a,c  

^a JUSTUS LIEBIG UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^b GOETHE UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^c HANNOVER MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Germany)

Author keywords

Electron microscopy; Hypertrophy; Stereology; Sympathetic innervation

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CAPILLARY; CELL VOLUME; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE CARDIOMYOCYTE; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE HYPERTROPHY; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE MASS; HEART MUSCLE CELL; MOUSE; MUSCLE FIBRIL; NONHUMAN; OBESITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STEREOLOGY;

ANIMALS; AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM; BODY WEIGHT; CAPILLARIES; DIET, HIGH-FAT; HEART; HEART VENTRICLES; HYPERTROPHY, LEFT VENTRICULAR; LIPID METABOLISM; MALE; MICE; MICE, INBRED C57BL; MICE, OBESE; MYOCARDIUM; MYOCYTES, CARDIAC; OBESITY; ORGAN SIZE;

EID: 84863723969     PISSN: 10548807     EISSN: 18791336     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.carpath.2011.11.003     Document Type: Article

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