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A frequency distribution of distances from random points to the nearest capillary was generated from high-magnification photomicrographs of thin sections of the myocardium of seven guinea pigs. Individual mean capillary densities taken from regions viewed in transverse section ranged from approximately 1800 to 2500 capillaries/mm2. Mean (\(\bar R\)) and maximal (R95) diffusion distances measured by the closest individual method ranged from\(\bar R = 6.6 to 8.7 \mu m\) and R95=11 to 18 μm. Further mathematical analysis of the frequency distributions of diffusion distances indicated that the capillaries of the myocardium are distributed in an ordered array.
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Kayar, S.R., Banchero, N. Distribution of capillaries and diffusion distances in guinea pig myocardium. Pflugers Arch. 396, 350–352 (1983). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01063941
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