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Review
. 2015 Nov;30(6):417-27.
doi: 10.1152/physiol.00026.2015.

Skeletal Muscle Microvasculature: A Highly Dynamic Lifeline

Claire Latroche  1 , Cyril Gitiaux  1 , Fabrice Chrétien  2 , Isabelle Desguerre  3 , Rémi Mounier  4 , Bénédicte Chazaud  5
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Skeletal Muscle Microvasculature: A Highly Dynamic Lifeline

Claire Latroche et al. Physiology (Bethesda). 2015 Nov.
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Abstract

Skeletal muscle is highly irrigated by blood vessels. Beyond oxygen and nutrient supply, new vessel functions have been identified. This review presents vessel microanatomy and functions at tissue, cellular, and molecular levels. Mechanisms of vessel plasticity are described during skeletal muscle development and acute regeneration, and in physiological and pathological contexts.

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