Forearm blood flow follows work rate during submaximal dynamic forearm exercise independent of sex

Journal of Applied Physiology

Volumn 103, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 1950-1957

  Gonzales, Joaquin U ^a   Thompson, Benjamin C ^a   Thistlethwaite, John R ^a   Harper, Allison J ^a   Scheuermann, Barry W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOLEDO   (United States)

Author keywords

Forearm blood flow; Handgrip; Sex differences; Vascular conductance

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARM EXERCISE; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOPPLER FLOWMETRY; DYNAMIC EXERCISE; FEMALE; FOREARM BLOOD FLOW; HAND GRIP; HEART RATE; HEMODYNAMICS; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; MEAN ARTERIAL PRESSURE; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE STRENGTH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEX DIFFERENCE; TASK PERFORMANCE; WORKLOAD;

ADULT; AUSCULTATION; BLOOD FLOW VELOCITY; BLOOD PRESSURE; BRACHIAL ARTERY; EXERCISE; EXERCISE TOLERANCE; FEMALE; FOREARM; HAND STRENGTH; HEART RATE; HUMANS; LASER-DOPPLER FLOWMETRY; MALE; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; REGIONAL BLOOD FLOW; RESEARCH DESIGN; SEX FACTORS;

EID: 36849018906     PISSN: 87507587     EISSN: 15221601     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/japplphysiol.00452.2007     Document Type: Article

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