Endurance exercise training enhances cutaneous microvascular reactivity in post-menopausal women

Microvascular Research

Volumn 83, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 223-228

  Tew, Garry A ^a   George, Keith P ^b   Cable, N Tim ^b   Hodges, Gary J ^c  

^a SHEFFIELD HALLAM UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b LIVERPOOL JOHN MOORES UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

OXYGEN;

ARTICLE; BLOOD VESSEL REACTIVITY; CARDIOPULMONARY FUNCTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENDURANCE TRAINING; FEMALE; FITNESS; FOREARM; HEATING; HUMAN; HYPEREMIA; LASER DOPPLER FLOWMETRY; MEAN ARTERIAL PRESSURE; MICROVASCULATURE; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; POSTMENOPAUSE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REST; SKIN BLOOD FLOW; SKIN BLOOD VESSEL; SKIN CONDUCTANCE;

AGE FACTORS; AGED; BLOOD FLOW VELOCITY; BLOOD PRESSURE; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; ENGLAND; FEMALE; HEMODYNAMICS; HUMANS; LASER-DOPPLER FLOWMETRY; MICROCIRCULATION; MICROVESSELS; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSICAL ENDURANCE; PHYSICAL FITNESS; POSTMENOPAUSE; REGIONAL BLOOD FLOW; SKIN; TIME FACTORS; VASODILATION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84856771937     PISSN: 00262862     EISSN: 10959319     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mvr.2011.09.002     Document Type: Article

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