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Capillary supply of the tibialis anterior muscle in young, healthy, and moderately active men and women

Porter, MM ; Stuart, S ; Boij, M and Lexell, Jan LU (2002) In Journal of Applied Physiology 92(4). p.1451-1457
Abstract
Tibialis anterior muscle biopsies from moderately active men and women (21-30 yr; n = 30) were examined to determine potential gender differences in capillarization. The fiber type proportions [type I (T1) similar to73%] were unaffected by gender. The men (M) had significantly (P < 0.001) larger fibers than the women (W), with a greater gender effect for type II (T2) fibers P < 0.001). The M and W had similar capillary densities (CD similar to390 capillaries/mm(2)), but the capillaries-to-fiber ratio (C/F) was higher in the M (M = 2.20 +/- 0.35, W = 1.66 +/- 0.32; P < 0.01). Capillary contacts (CC) were higher in T2 than T1 for the M (P < 0.01), but not W, and M had greater CC (P < 0.001). Both fiber area per capillary... (More)
Tibialis anterior muscle biopsies from moderately active men and women (21-30 yr; n = 30) were examined to determine potential gender differences in capillarization. The fiber type proportions [type I (T1) similar to73%] were unaffected by gender. The men (M) had significantly (P < 0.001) larger fibers than the women (W), with a greater gender effect for type II (T2) fibers P < 0.001). The M and W had similar capillary densities (CD similar to390 capillaries/mm(2)), but the capillaries-to-fiber ratio (C/F) was higher in the M (M = 2.20 +/- 0.35, W = 1.66 +/- 0.32; P < 0.01). Capillary contacts (CC) were higher in T2 than T1 for the M (P < 0.01), but not W, and M had greater CC (P < 0.001). Both fiber area per capillary (FA/C) and fiber perimeter per capillary (FP/C) indicated that T1 fibers had greater capillarization than T2 fibers (P < 0.001). There were no gender differences in T1 FA/C and T2 FA/C or T1 FP/C, but a gender difference existed for T2 FP/C (M = 60.5 +/- 10.9, W = 70.6 +/- 13.4; P < 0.01). The gender difference for C/F could be explained by fiber size; however, the physiological implications of the difference in T2 FP/C remains to be determined. In conclusion, despite gender differences for fiber size, overall, capillarization was similar between the men and women. (Less)
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American Physiological Society
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10.1152/japplphysiol.00744.2001
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  author       = {{Porter, MM and Stuart, S and Boij, M and Lexell, Jan}},
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  keywords     = {{muscle fibers; capillaries; sex factors}},
  language     = {{eng}},
  number       = {{4}},
  pages        = {{1451--1457}},
  publisher    = {{American Physiological Society}},
  series       = {{Journal of Applied Physiology}},
  title        = {{Capillary supply of the tibialis anterior muscle in young, healthy, and moderately active men and women}},
  url          = {{http://dx.doi.org/10.1152/japplphysiol.00744.2001}},
  doi          = {{10.1152/japplphysiol.00744.2001}},
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