Table 5. Capillary-to-fiber ratio of the soleus muscle.

	Proximal	Middle	Distal
CON	1.82±0.43	1.82±0.34	1.81±0.39
HS	1.59±0.43	1.55±0.27*†	1.44±0.33*†
HSH	1.62±0.49	1.57±0.32*†	1.51±0.30*
HSS	1.75±0.22	1.70±0.26	1.60±0.30
HSHS	1.82±0.34	1.88±0.38	1.74±0.31

All data are expressed as the mean±SD. CON: control, HS: hindlimb suspension, HSH: HS with heat load, HSS: HS with stretching, HSHS: HS with simultaneous heat load and stretching. *p <0.05 compared with the CON group. †p <0.05 compared with the HSHS group.