Rapid blunting of sympathetic vasoconstriction in the human forearm at the onset of exercise

Journal of Applied Physiology

Volumn 94, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 1785-1792

  Tschakovsky, M E ^a   Hughson, R L ^b  

^a QUEEN S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Doppler ultrasound; Lower body negative presssure; Muscle blood flow

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; ADRENERGIC SYSTEM; ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD VESSEL TONE; CONDUCTANCE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIASTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; DOPPLER FLOWMETRY; EXERCISE; FEMALE; FOREARM; HAND GRIP; HEART RATE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; LOWER BODY NEGATIVE PRESSURE; MALE; MEAN ARTERIAL PRESSURE; MUSCLE BLOOD FLOW; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; NORMAL HUMAN; PHOTOELECTRIC PLETHYSMOGRAPHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULSE PRESSURE; VASOCONSTRICTION;

EID: 0037405073     PISSN: 87507587     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/japplphysiol.00680.2002     Document Type: Article

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