The pulmonary vascular response to combined activation of the muscle metaboreflex and mechanoreflex

• Published in: Experimental physiology Vol. 98; no. 3; pp. 758 - 767
• Main Authors: White, Michael J., Lykidis, Christos K., Balanos, George M.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Oxford, UK Blackwell Publishing Ltd 01.03.2013; John Wiley & Sons, Inc
• Subjects: Adult; Blood Pressure - physiology; Cardiac Output; Exercise - physiology; Female; Humans; Isometric Contraction - physiology; Male; Mechanoreceptors - physiology; Muscle, Skeletal - physiology; Pulmonary Circulation - physiology; Reflex - physiology; Reflex, Stretch - physiology; Vascular Resistance

New Findings •  What is the central question of this study? It is currently unknown whether there is a pulmonary vascular response to the combined activation of the muscle and the muscle mechanoreflex in man. •  What is the main finding and its importance? For the first time, we show that activation...