Three-dimensional network data: Skeletal muscle (1994)
Based on observations of a hamster cheek pouch retractor muscle: Ellsworth, M.L. and Pittman, R.N. Arterioles supply oxygen to capillaries by diffusion as well as convection. Am. J. Physiol. 258, H1240-1243 (1990).
The three-dimensional arrangement of capillaries was obtained by placing capillaries randomly within the tissue region, subject to certain constraints, as described by: Secomb, T.W. and Hsu, R. Simulation of oxygen transport in skeletal muscle: diffusive exchange between arterioles and capillaries. Am. J. Physiol. 267, H1214-1221 (1994).
Important note: This arrangement of capillaries is probably more regular than typically found in skeletal muscle.
Click here to see the geometric data for this network: skel94.txt (3K).
Format of data file:Segment Node Node diam. length node from node to No. name from to x y z x y z 1 A2a 1 2 10.0 54.08 100.0 370.0 25.0 55.0 340.0 25.0
Segments and nodes (end points of segments) are numbered. Each row in the network data file refers to one segment. Segment diameter, length, and Cartesian coordinates of nodes are given in microns. The overall dimensions of the region are 100 x 500 x 75 microns. 