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Abstract:
16 male subjects exercised at 25, 50, 75, 90, 100 and 120% of VO2max on a von Döbeln bicycle ergometer. The muscle mass was measured in a whole body counter. Muscle blood flow (MBF) estimated from the rate of 133Xe clearance from m. rectus femoris showed a levelling-off at about 0.5 1 of blood per min and liter of muscle tissue (equal to an irrigation coefficient of 0.5 min-1) at work rates above 50 to 60% of VO2 max. This concurs with clearance data from the literature. However, when MBF is calculated from VO2, muscle mass, and reliable values for a- vo2 differences, MBF in the present subjects would: 1. Not level off before 90 to 100% VO2max, 2. reach a value of 1.0 min-1. The underestimation of MBF calculated from 133Xe clearance and the levelling-off shown by this method may be due to a systematic error inherent in the method, the 133Xe clearance being diffusion limited at high flow rates.
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