Nitric oxide, but not vasodilating prostaglandins, contributes to the improvement of exercise hyperemia via ascorbic acid in healthy older adults

American Journal of Physiology - Heart and Circulatory Physiology

Volumn 299, Issue 5, 2010, Pages

  Crecelius, Anne R ^a   Kirby, Brett S ^a   Voyles, Wyatt F ^b   Dinenno, Frank A ^a  

^a Department of Environmental and Radiological Health Sciences   (United States)

^b Poudre Valley Health System   (United States)

Author keywords

Aging; Blood flow; Muscle contractions

Indexed keywords

ASCORBIC ACID; KETOROLAC; N(G) METHYLARGININE; NITRIC OXIDE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; PROSTAGLANDIN; SODIUM CHLORIDE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; DOPPLER FLOWMETRY; DYNAMIC EXERCISE; FEMALE; FOREARM BLOOD FLOW; HAND GRIP; HEMODYNAMICS; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; HYPEREMIA; MALE; MUSCLE BLOOD FLOW; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

AGED; AGING; ANTIOXIDANTS; ASCORBIC ACID; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; EXERCISE; FEMALE; FOREARM; HAND STRENGTH; HUMANS; HYPEREMIA; INFUSIONS, INTRA-ARTERIAL; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NITRIC OXIDE; PROSTAGLANDINS; REGIONAL BLOOD FLOW; TIME FACTORS; VASODILATION;

EID: 78249257619     PISSN: 03636135     EISSN: 15221539     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/ajpheart.00614.2010     Document Type: Article

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