Why the study?
Does acute exercise increase plasma nitric oxide levels in active and sedentary humans?
Population
Semiprofessional football players and younger and older sedentary subjects
Comparison
10 minutes of acute exercise on a cycle ergometer vs Resting state and comparison between active and…
Design
Cohort
Follow-up
Immediately after 10 minutes of exercise
Authors
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Acute exercise may enhance vascular tone via NO; hypothesis-generating for outcomes in larger cohorts.
Does acute exercise increase plasma nitric oxide levels in active and sedentary humans?
Both acute exercise and long-term physical conditioning increase circulating nitric oxide levels, which plays a role in regulating vascular tone.
Franco et al. (2001) studied this question.
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