Suction applied to a muscle biopsy maximizes sample size.
WJ Evans, SD Phinney, VR Young - Medicine and science in sports …, 1982 - europepmc.org
WJ Evans, SD Phinney, VR Young
Medicine and science in sports and exercise, 1982•europepmc.orgA method for increasing the size of a percutaneous needle biopsy specimen of skeletal
muscle is described. Suction (700 TORR) is applied to the inner bore of the biopsy needle
after the needle has been inserted into the subject's muscle. The suction pulls the
surrounding muscle tissue into the needle, thus insuring the taking of a larger piece (X= 78.5
mg). In most cases, this technique will eliminate the need for repeated biopsies because of
inadequate muscle sample size and enhance the validity of subsequent analysis …
muscle is described. Suction (700 TORR) is applied to the inner bore of the biopsy needle
after the needle has been inserted into the subject's muscle. The suction pulls the
surrounding muscle tissue into the needle, thus insuring the taking of a larger piece (X= 78.5
mg). In most cases, this technique will eliminate the need for repeated biopsies because of
inadequate muscle sample size and enhance the validity of subsequent analysis …
A method for increasing the size of a percutaneous needle biopsy specimen of skeletal muscle is described. Suction (700 TORR) is applied to the inner bore of the biopsy needle after the needle has been inserted into the subject's muscle. The suction pulls the surrounding muscle tissue into the needle, thus insuring the taking of a larger piece (X= 78.5 mg). In most cases, this technique will eliminate the need for repeated biopsies because of inadequate muscle sample size and enhance the validity of subsequent analysis procedures.
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