Evidence for impaired skeletal muscle contraction-induced rapid vasodilation in aging humans

American Journal of Physiology - Heart and Circulatory Physiology

Volumn 294, Issue 4, 2008, Pages

  Carlson, Rick E ^a   Kirby, Brett S ^a   Voyles, Wyatt F ^b   Dinenno, Frank A ^a  

^a Department of Ecosystem Science and Sustainability   (United States)

^b Poudre Valley Health System   (United States)

Author keywords

Blood flow; Exercise; Vascular control

Indexed keywords

ADRENERGIC SYSTEM; ADULT; AGING; ARTICLE; CONDUCTANCE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOPPLER ECHOGRAPHY; EXERCISE; FEMALE; FOREARM BLOOD FLOW; HEMODYNAMICS; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE MASS; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VASODILATATION;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGING; BLOOD FLOW VELOCITY; BLOOD PRESSURE; FEMALE; FOREARM; HAND STRENGTH; HUMANS; LASER-DOPPLER FLOWMETRY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; REGIONAL BLOOD FLOW; TIME FACTORS; VASODILATION;

EID: 41749100620     PISSN: 03636135     EISSN: 15221539     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/ajpheart.01084.2007     Document Type: Article

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