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The ex vivo Isolated Skeletal Microvessel Preparation for Investigation of Vascular Reactivity
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The ex vivo Isolated Skeletal Microvessel Preparation for Investigation of Vascular Reactivity
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07:00 min

April 28, 2012

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Chapters

  • 00:05Title
  • 01:30Preparing Micropipettes and Tie Loops
  • 02:34Harvesting and Cannulating the Microvessel
  • 04:33Microvessel Experiments
  • 05:42Representative Microvessel Results
  • 06:37Conclusion

Summary

Automatic Translation

An ex vivo preparation is described for isolation of the largest gracilis muscle resistance arterioles for interrogation of both vascular responses to vasoactive stimuli and the assessment of basic structural properties via passive wall mechanics.

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