Passive triceps surae stretch inhibits vasoconstriction in the nonexercised limb during posthandgrip muscle ischemia

Journal of Applied Physiology

Volumn 97, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 1681-1685

  Tokizawa, Ken ^a   Mizuno, Masaki ^a   Nakamura, Yoshio ^a   Muraoka, Isao ^a  

^a WASEDA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Blood flow; Muscle mechanoreceptor; Muscle metaboreceptor

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONDUCTANCE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HAND GRIP; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; INHIBITION KINETICS; JOINT FUNCTION; MALE; MECHANORECEPTOR; MUSCLE ISCHEMIA; MUSCLE STRETCHING; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TRICEPS SURAE MUSCLE; VASOCONSTRICTION;

ADULT; BLOOD PRESSURE; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FOREARM; HAND; HAND STRENGTH; HUMANS; LEG; MALE; MECHANORECEPTORS; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; PHYSICAL STIMULATION; RECEPTORS, CELL SURFACE; REGIONAL BLOOD FLOW; VASOCONSTRICTION;

EID: 7044233285     PISSN: 87507587     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/japplphysiol.00312.2004     Document Type: Article

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