Key result
Unilateral isometric knee extension produced similar muscle sympathetic nerve activity to the resting muscle in both the exercising and nonexercising legs.
Why the study?
Does unilateral isometric exercise and postexercise circulatory occlusion affect muscle sympathetic nerve activity differently in exercising versus nonexercising limbs in human subjects?
Population
6 subjects
Comparison
Unilateral isometric knee extension followed by… vs Nonexercising limb and resting control state
Design
Other
Authors
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Uniform MSNA responses during unilateral isometric exercise suggest central drive; leaves open limb-specific modulation in disease or intense efforts.
Does unilateral isometric exercise and postexercise circulatory occlusion affect muscle sympathetic nerve activity differently in exercising versus nonexercising limbs in human subjects?
Muscle sympathetic nerve activity is similarly increased to resting muscle in both exercising and nonexercising legs during brief, submaximal isometric exercise and postexercise muscle ischemia.
Ray et al. (1995) studied this question. Unilateral isometric knee extension (IKE) vs. Nonexercising limb was evaluated on Muscle sympathetic nerve activity (MSNA). Unilateral isometric knee extension produced similar muscle sympathetic nerve activity to the resting muscle in both the exercising and nonexercising legs.
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