Influence of chronic aerobic exercise on microcirculatory flow and nitric oxide in humans

International Journal of Sports Medicine

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 30-35

  Vassalle, C ^a   Lubrano, V ^a   Domenici, C ^a   L'Abbate, A ^b  

^a INSTITUTE OF CLINICAL PHYSIOLOGY   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PISA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Endothelial function; Exercise; Nitric oxide

Indexed keywords

NITRIC OXIDE;

ADULT; AEROBIC METABOLISM; ARTERY OCCLUSION; ARTICLE; ATHLETE; BASAL METABOLIC RATE; BLOOD LEVEL; BRACHIAL ARTERY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DYNAMIC EXERCISE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; HYPEREMIA; LASER DOPPLER FLOWMETRY; MALE; MICROCIRCULATION; NORMAL HUMAN; PERFUSION; SKIN BLOOD FLOW; STIMULUS RESPONSE;

ADULT; EXERCISE; HUMANS; HYPEREMIA; LASER-DOPPLER FLOWMETRY; LIFE STYLE; MALE; MICROCIRCULATION; NITRIC OXIDE; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; PHYSICAL EDUCATION AND TRAINING; REFERENCE VALUES; SKIN; SPORTS;

EID: 0037287940     PISSN: 01724622     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-2003-37202     Document Type: Article

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