An open cremaster muscle preparation for the study of blood vessels by in vivo microscopy
S Baez - Microvascular research, 1973 - Elsevier
A survey is made of the various approaches employed for the study of the microcirculation in
striated muscle (cremaster) by in vivo microscopy in the rat, and the technique for opening
the muscle pouch is described. When opened and extended the rat's cremaster, of 2.7±0.4-
cm diam and 175±15 μm in thick ness, can be transilluminated in toto, and the branches of
cremasteric artery and vein visualized to their final ramifications. It also allowed direct
measurements of dynamic changes of lumen and wall of the small blood vessels to be made …
striated muscle (cremaster) by in vivo microscopy in the rat, and the technique for opening
the muscle pouch is described. When opened and extended the rat's cremaster, of 2.7±0.4-
cm diam and 175±15 μm in thick ness, can be transilluminated in toto, and the branches of
cremasteric artery and vein visualized to their final ramifications. It also allowed direct
measurements of dynamic changes of lumen and wall of the small blood vessels to be made …