Sex differences in muscle contraction-induced limb blood flow limitations.

Shane M HammerKylie N SearsTony R MontgomeryAlex A OlmosEthan C HillMichael A TrevinoTaylor K Dinyer-McNeely

Published in: European journal of applied physiology (2023)

This study provides evidence that females incur less proportional reduction in limb blood flow from muscular contraction than males at a matched relative intensity suggesting females may maintain higher levels of muscle oxygen delivery and metabolite removal than males across the contraction-relaxation cycle of intermittent exercise.

Keyphrases

blood flow
high intensity
smooth muscle
skeletal muscle
resistance training
high glucose
drug induced
single molecule
endothelial cells