Blood flow to exercising limbs varies with age, gender, and training status

Canadian Journal of Applied Physiology

Volumn 30, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 554-575

  Koch, Dennis W ^a,b   Newcomer, Sean C ^a,c   Proctor, David N ^a  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b CANISIUS COLLEGE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI   (United States)

Author keywords

Exercise; Human; Vascular responsiveness

Indexed keywords

ADRENERGIC SYSTEM; AGING; BLOOD FLOW; BLOOD PRESSURE; EXERCISE; FEMALE; FITNESS; HUMAN; LEG; MALE; PHYSIOLOGY; REVIEW; SEX DIFFERENCE; SKELETAL MUSCLE; VASCULARIZATION; VASOCONSTRICTION; VASODILATATION;

AGING; BLOOD PRESSURE; EXERTION; FEMALE; HUMANS; LOWER EXTREMITY; MALE; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; PHYSICAL FITNESS; REGIONAL BLOOD FLOW; SEX FACTORS; SYMPATHETIC NERVOUS SYSTEM; VASOCONSTRICTION; VASODILATION;

EID: 33644651839     PISSN: 10667814     EISSN: 15432718     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/h05-141     Document Type: Review

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