Muscle mechanoreflex mediates vasoconstriction in inactive limb in rats

• Main Authors: Masako Y Endo (Author), Naoyuki Hayashi (Author), Satoshi Koba (Author), Yuka Morizono (Author), Hatsumi Ueoka (Author), Chizuko Fujihara (Author), Yoshiyuki Fukuba (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Japanese Society of Physical Fitness and Sports Medicine, 2013-09-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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We determined whether, stimulation of mechanosensitive receptors in active muscle (muscle mechanoreflex activation) induces vasoconstriction in the contralateral non-active muscles. In mid-collicular decerebrated rats (n = 9), we measured the blood flow of the left iliac artery when the right Achill...