Table 1. Cross-sectional area and capillary-to-fiber ratio of the soleus muscle.

		C	HS	ST
Cross-sectional area (µm2)	25% (proximal)	2285 ± 595	884 ± 362*	1168 ± 474*§
	50% (middle)	2372 ± 641	1001 ± 350*¶	1236 ± 454*§¶
	75% (distal)	2368 ± 591	1230 ± 503*¶†	1264 ± 537*§¶†
Capillary-to-fiber ratio	25% (proximal)	1.91 ± 0.41	1.23 ± 0.32*	1.64 ± 0.27
	50% (middle)	1.58 ± 0.30¶	1.40 ± 0.25	1.55 ± 0.33
	75% (distal)	1.91 ± 0.27†	1.46 ± 0.51*	1.53 ± 0.29*

Values are means±S.D.

^*p < 0.05 compared with C (control) group,

^§p < 0.05 compared with HS (HS for 2 weeks),

^¶p < 0.05 compared with the proximal (25%) region,

^†p < 0.05 compared with central (50%) region.