Phase contrast x-ray microscopy study of rabbit primo vessels

The microstructural properties of the primo-vascular systems of rabbits were examined by phase contrast x-ray microscopy. The primo-vascular systems with an average diameter of 32 μ m were extracted from the surfaces of the rabbit internal organs. Phase contrast x-ray imaging showed that the primo-vascular systems were tubules with random holes on their lateral surfaces. The size of the holes on the vascular surface was 2 - 5 μ m . The holes might act as size selective channels for microcells coming in and out and assist in the unidirectional flow of the primo-vascular systems.