Relation of femoral diameter, shear rate, and dilatory response to knee extensor exercise

Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise

Volumn 42, Issue 10, 2010, Pages 1870-1875

  Gonzales, Joaquin U ^a   Miedlar, Julie A ^a   Parker, Beth A ^a   Proctor, David N ^a  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Aging; Fmd; Leg exercise; Sex differences; Shear stress

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; BLOOD FLOW VELOCITY; ECHOGRAPHY; EXERCISE; FEMALE; FEMORAL ARTERY; HUMAN; KNEE; MALE; PHYSIOLOGY; SEX DIFFERENCE; SHEAR STRENGTH; VASCULARIZATION; VASODILATATION;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; BLOOD FLOW VELOCITY; EXERCISE; FEMALE; FEMORAL ARTERY; HUMANS; KNEE; MALE; SEX FACTORS; SHEAR STRENGTH; VASODILATION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77957351184     PISSN: 01959131     EISSN: 15300315     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1249/MSS.0b013e3181dd1c99     Document Type: Article

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