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Evans Blue Dye as an in vivo marker of myofibre damage: optimising parameters for detecting initial myofibre membrane permeability

  1. P. W. Hamer1,*,
  2. J. M. McGeachie2,
  3. M. J. Davies2,
  4. M. D. Grounds2

Article first published online: 6 FEB 2002

DOI: 10.1046/j.0021-8782.2001.00008.x

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Journal of Anatomy

Journal of Anatomy

Volume 200, Issue 1, pages 69–79, January 2002

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Hamer, P. W., McGeachie, J. M., Davies, M. J. and Grounds, M. D. (2002), Evans Blue Dye as an in vivo marker of myofibre damage: optimising parameters for detecting initial myofibre membrane permeability. Journal of Anatomy, 200: 69–79. doi: 10.1046/j.0021-8782.2001.00008.x

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  1. 1

    Department of Human Movement & Exercise Science, and

  2. 2

    Department of Anatomy and Human Biology, The University of Western Australia, Crawley, 6009, Western Australia

*Mr Peter Hamer, Department of Human Movement & Exercise Science, The University of Western Australia, Crawley, Western Australia 6009, Australia. Tel.: +61 8 9380 2365; fax: +61 8 9380 1039; e-mail: Peter.Hamer@uwa.edu.au

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  1. Issue published online: 6 FEB 2002
  2. Article first published online: 6 FEB 2002
  3. Accepted for publication 28 August 2001

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