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Does voluntary or electrically evoked isometric exercise of the contralateral calf muscle alter non-active lower limb vascular conductance in humans?
Does voluntary or electrically evoked isometric exercise of the contralateral calf muscle alter non-active lower limb vascular conductance in humans?
Initial increases in contralateral vascular conductance during isometric exercise are independent of central command and muscle force generation, possibly related to sympathetic withdrawal or a central vasodilator pathway.
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Should not change exercise testing or vascular protocols; leaves open sympathetic withdrawal or central vasodilator mechanisms in contralateral limbs.
Fisher et al. (2003) studied this question.
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