Forearm blood flow responses to fatiguing isometric contractions in women and men

American Journal of Physiology - Heart and Circulatory Physiology

Volumn 293, Issue 1, 2007, Pages

  Thompson, Benjamin C ^a   Fadia, Tanvi ^a   Pincivero, Danny M ^a   Scheuermann, Barry W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOLEDO   (United States)

Author keywords

Electromyography; Endurance; Muscle contraction; Muscle fatigue

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTERY DIAMETER; ARTICLE; BLOOD FLOW VELOCITY; BRACHIAL ARTERY; COLOR ULTRASOUND FLOWMETRY; ENDURANCE; EXERCISE; FEMALE; FOREARM BLOOD FLOW; HAND GRIP; HUMAN; MALE; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE FATIGUE; MUSCLE FUNCTION; MUSCLE ISOMETRIC CONTRACTION; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEX DIFFERENCE; SEX RATIO; TASK PERFORMANCE;

ADULT; BLOOD FLOW VELOCITY; EXERCISE TEST; EXERCISE TOLERANCE; FEMALE; FOREARM; HUMANS; ISOMETRIC CONTRACTION; MALE; MUSCLE FATIGUE; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; SEX FACTORS;

EID: 34547131042     PISSN: 03636135     EISSN: 15221539     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/ajpheart.01136.2006     Document Type: Article

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