Apparent fiber type differences in skeletal muscle capillarization

fiber-shape adjustment of CFPE decreases apparent fiber type differences in skeletal muscle capillarization in humans (12–15% differences reduced to 8–9%; ~25–45% relative reduction).

“and fiber type differences from 12-15% down to 8-9% (~25-45% relative reduction).”

HumansCFPE adjusted for fiber shape using SFIskeletal musclefemales

Capillary differences with age and muscle fiber type are attenuated by accounting for fiber shape

The FEBS journal·10 Jan 2026