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Table 3 Baseline morphometric characteristics of capillary components in COPD patients and SHS

From: Impaired training-induced angiogenesis process with loss of pericyte-endothelium interactions is associated with an abnormal capillary remodelling in the skeletal muscle of COPD patients

 

COPD

SHS

p-value

LumT (nm)

1227 (634)

1203 (522)

0.90

ECT (nm)

388 (122)

358 (116)

0.27

BMT (nm)

211 (85)

220 (75)

0.99

LumRV (%)

38.2 (16.8)

39.5 (14)

0.53

ECRV (%)

29.6 (9.1)

27.8 (8.3)

0.30

BMRV (%)

21.0 (7)

22.8 (7.4)

0.64

PCRV (%)

5.7 (4.8)

5.9 (4.4)

0.82

  1. RV Relative volume, T Thickness, Lum Lumen, EC, Endothelium, BM Basement membrane, Pc Pericyte. Data are presented as Mean (SD)
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Respiratory Research

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