Exercise-induced brachial artery vasodilation: role of free radicals

• Published in: American journal of physiology. Heart and circulatory physiology Vol. 292; no. 3; pp. H1516 - H1522
• Main Authors: Richardson, Russell S, Donato, Anthony J, Uberoi, Abhimanyu, Wray, D. Walter, Lawrenson, Lesley, Nishiyama, Steven, Bailey, Damian M
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States American Physiological Society 01.03.2007
• Subjects: Adolescent; Adult; Antioxidants; Antioxidants - metabolism; Antioxidants - pharmacology; Arms; Ascorbic Acid - blood; Blood Flow Velocity - drug effects; Blood vessels; Brachial Artery - diagnostic imaging; Brachial Artery - physiology; Electron Spin Resonance Spectroscopy; Exercise - physiology; Exercise Test; Forearm - blood supply; Free Radicals - metabolism; Hand Strength; Humans; Male; Molecules; Oxidative Stress; Reference Values; Spectrum analysis; Studies; Ultrasonography, Doppler; Vasodilation - drug effects; Vasodilation - physiology; Veins & arteries; Vitamin E - blood

Physiology Division, Department of Medicine, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, California Submitted 22 September 2006 ; accepted in final form 10 November 2006 Originally thought of as simply damaging or toxic "accidents" of in vivo chemistry, free radicals are becoming increas...