Impact of handgrip exercise intensity on brachial artery flow-mediated dilation

European Journal of Applied Physiology

Volumn 115, Issue 8, 2015, Pages 1705-1713

  Atkinson, Ceri L ^a   Carter, Howard H ^a   Dawson, Ellen A ^b   Naylor, Louise H ^a   Thijssen, Dick H J ^b,c   Green, Daniel J ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^b LIVERPOOL JOHN MOORES UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c RADBOUD UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Cardiovascular risk; Endothelial function; Exercise intensity; Shear stress

Indexed keywords

REACTIVE OXYGEN METABOLITE;

ADULT; ANATOMY AND HISTOLOGY; ARTERIAL PRESSURE; BLOOD FLOW; BRACHIAL ARTERY; HAND STRENGTH; HEART RATE; HUMAN; MALE; METABOLISM; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; PHYSIOLOGY; RESISTANCE TRAINING; STATISTICAL MODEL; VASCULAR ENDOTHELIUM; VASODILATATION; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; ARTERIAL PRESSURE; BRACHIAL ARTERY; ENDOTHELIUM, VASCULAR; HAND STRENGTH; HEART RATE; HUMANS; LINEAR MODELS; MALE; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; REACTIVE OXYGEN SPECIES; REGIONAL BLOOD FLOW; RESISTANCE TRAINING; VASODILATION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84937975562     PISSN: 14396319     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00421-015-3157-1     Document Type: Article

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