Effect of the leg muscle pump on the rise in muscle perfusion during muscle work in humans

European Journal of Applied Physiology

Volumn 105, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 829-841

  Nådland, Inger Helene ^a   Walløe, Lars ^a   Toska, Karin ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

Author keywords

Calf muscle pump; Exercise; Femoral artery blood flow; Hydrostatic column

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD PUMP; EXERCISE; FEMALE; FEMORAL ARTERY FLOW; GASTROCNEMIUS MUSCLE; HEAD TILTING; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; HYDROSTATIC PRESSURE; MALE; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE PERFUSION; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STEADY STATE; SUPINE POSITION; VASODILATATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BLOOD PRESSURE; EXERCISE; FEMALE; FEMORAL ARTERY; HEART RATE; HUMANS; LEG; MALE; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; POSTURE; REGIONAL BLOOD FLOW; SUPINE POSITION; TILT-TABLE TEST; VASODILATION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 63049091995     PISSN: 14396319     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00421-008-0965-6     Document Type: Article

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