Regional Differences in Blood Volume and Blood Transit Time in Resting Skeletal Muscle

Masaki Mizuno; Yuichi Kimura; Takashi Iwakawa; Keiichi Oda; Kenji Ishii; Kiichi Ishiwata; Yoshio Nakamura; Isao Muraoka

doi:10.2170/jjphysiol.53.467

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Regional Differences in Blood Volume and Blood Transit Time in Resting Skeletal Muscle

Masaki Mizuno, Yuichi Kimura, Takashi Iwakawa, Keiichi Oda, Kenji Ishii, Kiichi Ishiwata, Yoshio Nakamura, Isao Muraoka

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Keywords: hemodynamics, resting skeletal muscle, positron emission tomography

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2003 Volume 53 Issue 6 Pages 467-470

DOI https://doi.org/10.2170/jjphysiol.53.467

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Abstract

We examined regional differences in blood volume and transit time along the length of a resting skeletal muscle by positron emission tomography. In contrast, blood volume didn't change. The blood transit time increased significantly from proximal to distal portions, suggesting that blood flow velocity slows even though there are no changes in blood volume.

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