Mechanical effects of muscle contraction do not blunt sympathetic vasoconstriction in humans

American Journal of Physiology - Heart and Circulatory Physiology

Volumn 289, Issue 4 58-4, 2005, Pages

  Kirby, Brett S ^a   Markwald, Rachel R ^a   Smith, Erica G ^a   Dinenno, Frank A ^a  

^a Department of Environmental and Radiological Health Sciences   (United States)

Author keywords

Blood flow; Sympathetic nervous system

Indexed keywords

ADRENERGIC ACTIVITY; ADULT; ARTICLE; COMPRESSION; CONDUCTANCE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOPPLER FLOWMETRY; FEMALE; FOREARM BLOOD FLOW; FOREARM VASCULAR CONDUCTANCE; FUNCTIONAL SYMPATHOLYSIS; HAND GRIP; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; LOWER BODY NEGATIVE PRESSURE; MALE; MAXIMUM VOLUNTARY CONTRACTION; METABOLIC DEMAND; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE METABOLISM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SYMPATHETIC REFLEX; SYMPATHETIC VASOCONSTRICTION; VASOCONSTRICTION; VOLUNTARY MOVEMENT; WORKLOAD;

ADULT; EXERTION; FEMALE; FOREARM; HAND STRENGTH; HUMANS; MALE; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; REGIONAL BLOOD FLOW; SYMPATHETIC NERVOUS SYSTEM; VASOCONSTRICTION;

EID: 25444520467     PISSN: 03636135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/ajpheart.00391.2005     Document Type: Article

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