Arterial hypertension produces changes along the vascular tree. However, there are few reports on its effect on human muscle capillaries. This study demonstrates the effects of essential hypertension on the capillaries of human quadriceps muscle. Muscle biopsy was taken from quadriceps femoris in e
Capillary rarefaction characteristic of the skeletal muscle of hypertensive patients
✍ Scribed by Henrich, H. A. ;Romen, W. ;Heimgärtner, W. ;Hartung, E. ;Bäumer, F.
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag
- Year
- 1988
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 980 KB
- Volume
- 66
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 1432-1440
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