Journal article
Short-term unilateral leg immobilization alters peripheral but not central arterial structure and function in healthy young humans
Abstract
Short-term leg immobilization is an acute model of inactivity, which induces vascular deconditioning. The present study was conducted to determine if short-term leg immobilization induced alterations in central and peripheral conduit artery structure (diameter and compliance), function (resting blood flow and mean wall shear rate), and peripheral flow-mediated dilation. Healthy participants (n = 7 women and n = 8 men) were studied before and …
Authors
Rakobowchuk M; Crozier J; Glover EI; Yasuda N; Phillips SM; Tarnopolsky MA; MacDonald MJ
Journal
European Journal of Applied Physiology, Vol. 111, No. 2, pp. 203–210
Publisher
Springer Nature
Publication Date
February 2011
DOI
10.1007/s00421-010-1636-y
ISSN
1439-6319