Disparity in regional and systemic circulatory capacities: do they affect the regulation of the circulation?
Population
Humans during heavy exercise
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Implication
Clarifies cardiac output limits during maximal exercise; leaves open mechanisms to enhance elite athlete performance.
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Population
Humans during heavy exercise
During heavy exercise, sympathetic vasoconstriction limits skeletal muscle blood flow to compensate for the heart's limited pumping capacity and maintain mean arterial pressure.
Cite This Study
Calbet et al. (2010) studied this question.