Regional differences in capillary density and myocyte size in the normal human heart
- 1 February 1982
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Wiley in The Anatomical Record
- Vol. 202 (2) , 187-191
- https://doi.org/10.1002/ar.1092020203
Abstract
Significant regional morphometric differences are reported for the normal human left ventricle. Epimyocardial capillary density (2,439 capillaries/mm2) is 21% greater than endomyocardial capillary density (2,014 capillaries/mm2). The minimum intercapillary distance is, therefore, increased in the inner region. Endocardial myocytes (617 μm2) have a 53% greater cross-sectional area than epicardial myocytes (403 μm2).This publication has 19 references indexed in Scilit:
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