Blood flow in the triceps brachii muscle in humans during sustained submaximal isometric contractions

European Journal of Applied Physiology

Volumn 84, Issue 5, 2001, Pages 432-437

  Griffin, L ^a   Garland, S J ^a   Ivanova, T ^a   Hughson, R L ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Blood flow; Doppler; Isometric contraction; Muscle fatigue

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTERY DIAMETER; ARTICLE; BLOOD FLOW VELOCITY; BRACHIAL ARTERY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOPPLER FLOWMETER; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; HYPEREMIA; MALE; MUSCLE BLOOD FLOW; MUSCLE FATIGUE; MUSCLE ISOMETRIC CONTRACTION; MUSCLE RELAXATION; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TRICEPS BRACHII MUSCLE; VOLUNTARY MOVEMENT;

ADULT; ARM; ARTERIES; BLOOD FLOW VELOCITY; FEMALE; HUMANS; ISOMETRIC CONTRACTION; MALE; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; REGIONAL BLOOD FLOW;

EID: 0035016434     PISSN: 14396319     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s004210100397     Document Type: Article

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