Key result
High-speed treadmill running up to 105 m/min in male rats resulted in continued increases in hindlimb muscle blood flow without clear evidence of a plateau.
Why the study?
Does high-speed locomotion cause a plateau in muscle blood flow in rats?
Does high-speed locomotion cause a plateau in muscle blood flow in rats?
In laboratory rats, muscle blood flow continues to increase without plateauing even at maximal treadmill speeds, suggesting cardiovascular potential during exercise is higher than normally assumed.
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Challenges plateau assumption in rat muscle blood flow at high speeds; extends exercise models but leaves open translation to humans.
Armstrong et al. (1985) studied this question. High-speed treadmill running was evaluated on Muscle blood flow. High-speed treadmill running up to 105 m/min in male rats resulted in continued increases in hindlimb muscle blood flow without clear evidence of a plateau.
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