Key result
Morphological data support assessing muscle oxygen flux capacity by capillary surface per fiber surface.
Why the study?
Muscle structural capacity for oxygen flux from capillary to fiber mitochondria needs assessment in terms of capillary surface relative to fiber surface due to major functional resistance at the capillary-fiber interface.
Design
Review article
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Refines muscle oxygen flux metrics in research; leaves open clinical translation to exercise prescriptions in cardiovascular disease.
This review highlights the importance of assessing the capillary-fiber interface size relative to muscle fiber oxygen demand to understand oxygen flux capacity.
Mathieu‐Costello et al. (2002) conducted a review in Muscle structural capacity for oxygen flux. Morphological data support the concept that muscle structural capacity for oxygen flux from capillary to fiber mitochondria should be assessed by capillary surface per fiber surface.
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