Progressive handgrip exercise: Evidence of nitric oxide-dependent vasodilation and blood flow regulation in humans

American Journal of Physiology - Heart and Circulatory Physiology

Volumn 300, Issue 3, 2011, Pages

  Walter Wray, D ^a,b,c   Witman, Melissa A H ^b   Ives, Stephen J ^b   McDaniel, John ^a,c   Fjeldstad, Anette S ^a   Trinity, Joel D ^a,c   Conklin, Jamie D ^c   Supiano, Mark A ^a,b,c   Richardson, Russell S ^a,b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF UTAH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF UTAH   (United States)

^c VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Endothelial nitric oxide synthase; Endothelium; NG monomethyl Larginine

Indexed keywords

ENDOTHELIAL NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; N(G) METHYLARGININE; NITRIC OXIDE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BIOAVAILABILITY; BLOOD FLOW; BRACHIAL ARTERY; DOPPLER FLOWMETRY; ENZYME INHIBITION; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HAND GRIP; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; HYPEREMIA; MALE; NON INVASIVE PROCEDURE; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHEAR STRESS; STIMULUS RESPONSE; VASODILATATION; VOLUNTEER;

ADULT; BRACHIAL ARTERY; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HAND; HAND STRENGTH; HEMODYNAMICS; HUMANS; HYPEREMIA; MALE; NITRIC OXIDE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; OMEGA-N-METHYLARGININE; REGIONAL BLOOD FLOW; VASODILATION; VASODILATOR AGENTS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79955067901     PISSN: 03636135     EISSN: 15221539     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/ajpheart.01115.2010     Document Type: Article

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