From: A compartment model of VEGF distribution in blood, healthy and diseased tissues
Skeletal muscle characteristic | Value | Unit | Reference |
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Muscle fibers | Â | Â | Â |
Cross sectional area of one fiber | 3000 | μ m2 | [6] |
Perimeter of one fiber | 222 | μ m | [6] |
Capillary-fiber ratio | 1.38 | Â | [37] |
Capillary density | 420 | capillaries/mm2 tissue | [6] |
Muscle fiber density | 304 | fibers/mm2 tissue | [6] |
Volume fractions | Â | Â | Â |
Interstitial space | 8.16% | cm3/cm3 tissue | |
Fibers | 89.98% | cm3/cm3 tissue | [6] |
Microvessels | 1.86% | cm3/cm3 tissue | [6] |
   of which vascular space | 1.4% | cm3/cm3 tissue | [40] |
Microvessels | Â | Â | Â |
Internal diameter of microvessel | 6.56 | μ m | [6] |
Thickness of endothelial cell | 0.5 | μ m | [41] |
External diameter of microvessel | 7.56 | μ m | [6] |
Cross sectional area of one microvessel | 45 | μ m2 | [6] |
Perimeter of one microvessel | 26 | μ m | [6] |
Surface areas | Â | Â | Â |
Muscle fibers | 664 | cm2/cm3 tissue | [6] |
Microvessels | 108 | cm2/cm3 tissue | [6] |
Basement membranes (BM) | Â | Â | Â |
Thickness of muscle fiber BM | 24 | nm | [42] |
Basement membrane volume (muscle fiber) | 0.00159 | cm3/cm3 tissue | Calculated |
   of which available to VEGF | 0.000307 | cm3/cm3 tissue | Calculated |
Thickness of microvessel BM | 43 | nm | [42] |
Basement membrane volume (microvessel) | 0.00045 | cm3/cm3 tissue | Calculated |
   of which available to VEGF | 0.000087 | cm3/cm3 tissue | Calculated |
Extracellular matrix volume | 0.07951 | cm3/cm3 tissue | Calculated |
   of which available to VEGF | 0.061987 | cm3/cm3 tissue | Calculated |
Skeletal muscle nuclear domain (SMND) surface area | 1850 | μ m2 | [6] |