Skeletal muscle mitochondrial and lipid droplet content assessed with standardized grid sizes for stereology

Journal of Applied Physiology

Volumn 115, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 765-770

  Broskey, Nicholas T ^a   Daraspe, Jean ^a   Humbel, Bruno M ^a   Amati, Francesca ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LAUSANNE   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Cavalieri's principle; Intramyofibrillar space; Point counting; Transmission electron microcopy; Volume density

Indexed keywords

LIPID;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CAVALIERI'S PRINCIPLE; HUMAN; INTRAMYOFIBRILLAR SPACE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MITOCHONDRION; PHYSIOLOGY; POINT COUNTING; QUADRICEPS FEMORIS MUSCLE; REPRODUCIBILITY; STANDARD; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROCOPY; VOLUME DENSITY;

CAVALIERI'S PRINCIPLE; INTRAMYOFIBRILLAR SPACE; POINT COUNTING; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROCOPY; VOLUME DENSITY;

ADULT; AGED; HUMANS; LIPIDS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MITOCHONDRIA; QUADRICEPS MUSCLE; REFERENCE STANDARDS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS;

EID: 84883594898     PISSN: 87507587     EISSN: 15221601     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/japplphysiol.00063.2013     Document Type: Article

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