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CAPILLARY NEOFORMATION IN THE HEART OF DIPYRIDAMOLE‐TREATED RATS
Author(s) -
TORNLING G.
Publication year - 1982
Publication title -
acta pathologica microbiologica scandinavica series a :pathology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.909
H-Index - 88
eISSN - 1600-0463
pISSN - 0108-0164
DOI - 10.1111/j.1699-0463.1982.tb00091_90a.x
Subject(s) - dipyridamole , capillary action , blood capillary , body weight , medicine , chemistry , anatomy , materials science , circulatory system , composite material
Rats were given dipyridamole i.p. (3 mg/kg initial body weight) twice a day, 5 days/week for a period of 6 weeks. Morphometric analysis of the capillary network in the myocardium was performed by electron microscopy. The capillary/fibre ratio was increased by 24% when compared with sham‐injected controls. The newly‐formed capillaries were located in postions where they were in contact with only two muscle fibres.