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A METHOD FOR ESTIMATING THE FUNCTIONAL CAPILLARY SYSTEM IN SKELETAL MUSCLE
Author(s) -
DALRYMPLE R.,
CASSENS R. G.,
BRISKEY E. J.
Publication year - 1970
Publication title -
journal of food science
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.772
H-Index - 150
eISSN - 1750-3841
pISSN - 0022-1147
DOI - 10.1111/j.1365-2621.1970.tb12118.x
Subject(s) - skeletal muscle , capillary action , chemistry , anatomy , biology , materials science , composite material
SUMMARY: The functional capillary system was investigated by injecting trypan blue dye into 8 market‐weight porcine animals followed by extracting the dye from various muscles. The trapezius contained more dye than the biceps femoris, with the gluteus medius and longissimus dorsi being equal in dye content but containing less dye than the trapezius and biceps femoris muscles. This rank compared well with the fiber type distribution, with the trapezius being high in red fiber content. The method presents possibilities for study of capillary function but some problems were encountered with the injection procedure.