Microvascular dilator function in athletes: A systematic review and meta-analysis

Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise

Volumn 47, Issue 7, 2015, Pages 1485-1494

  Montero, David ^a,b,c   Walther, Guillaume ^a,d   Diaz Cañestro, Candela ^c   Pyke, Kyra E ^e   Padilla, Jaume ^f,g  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AVIGNON   (France)

^b MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^c MIGUEL HERNÁNDEZ UNIVERSITY   (Spain)

^d AUSTRALIAN CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^e QUEEN S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^f University of Missouri   (United States)

^g UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI   (United States)

Author keywords

EXERCISE TRAINING; META ANALYSIS; MICROVASCULAR FUNCTION; RESISTANCE VESSELS

Indexed keywords

ATHLETE; EXERCISE; HUMAN; META ANALYSIS; MICROCIRCULATION; PHYSIOLOGY; VASCULAR ENDOTHELIUM; VASODILATATION;

ATHLETES; ENDOTHELIUM, VASCULAR; EXERCISE; HUMANS; MICROCIRCULATION; VASODILATION;

EID: 84941764191     PISSN: 01959131     EISSN: 15300315     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1249/MSS.0000000000000567     Document Type: Article

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