Extremely low-magnitude (0.3 g), high frequency (30-90 Hz)whole body vibrations can stimulate bone formation, and are hypothesized to provide a surrogate for the oscillations of muscle during contraction. Little is known, however, about the potential of these mechanical signals to stimulate adaptive responses in other tissues. The objective of this study was to determine whether low-level mechanical signals produce structural adaptations in the vasculature of skeletal muscle. Eight week old male BALB/cByJ (BALB) mice were divided into two experimental groups: mice subjected to low-level whole body vibrations (45 Hz ,0.3 g) superimposed on normal cage activities for 15 min/day (n=6), and age-matched control (n=7). Following the 6-week experimental protocol, sections from end and mid regions of the soleus muscles were stained with BSI lectin, an endothelial cell marker, and smooth muscle (SM) -actin, a perivascular cell marker. Six weeks of this low-level vibration caused a 29% decrease in the number of lectin positive vessels per muscle fiber in the end region of the soleus muscle, indicating a significant reduction in the number of capillaries per muscle fibers. Similarly, these vibrations caused a 36% reduction in SM -actin positive vessels per muscle fiber, indicating a reduction in the number of arterioles and venules. The decreases in lectin and SM -actin positive vessels per muscle fiber ratios were not significant in the mid muscle sections. These results demonstrate the sensitivity of the vasculature in mouse skeletal muscle to whole body, low-level mechanical signals.