Search research articles

ABOUT JoVE

Overview Leadership Blog JoVE Help Center

AUTHORS

Publishing Process Editorial Board Scope & Policies Peer Review FAQ Submit

LIBRARIANS

Testimonials Subscriptions Access Resources Library Advisory Board FAQ

RESEARCH

JoVE Journal Methods Collections JoVE Encyclopedia of Experiments Archive

EDUCATION

JoVE Core JoVE Business JoVE Science Education JoVE Lab Manual Faculty Resource Center Faculty Site

Terms & Conditions of Use

Search research articles

Related Experiment Videos

Reduced arterial diameter during static exercise in humans

H L Olesen¹, J H Mitchell, D B Friedman

¹Copenhagen Muscle Research Centre, Department of Anaesthesia, Rigshospitalet, University of Copenhagen, Denmark.

Acta Physiologica Scandinavica

|April 1, 1995

Summary

This summary is machine-generated.

Related Concept Videos

You might also read

Related Articles

Articles linked to this work by shared authors, journal, and citation graph.

Sort by

Same author

LiVE-STROKE: live video from bystander to the medical dispatcher in potential stroke cases.

Scandinavian journal of trauma, resuscitation and emergency medicine·2026

Same author

Impact of the circadian clock on fibrinolysis and coagulation in healthy individuals and cardiovascular patients - A systematic review.

Thrombosis research·2021

Same author

Acute endovascular reperfusion treatment in patients with ischaemic stroke and large-vessel occlusion (Denmark 2011-2017).

European journal of neurology·2019

Same author

Mechanical Thrombectomy with the Embolus Retriever with Interlinked Cages in Acute Ischemic Stroke: ERIC, the New Boy in the Class.

AJNR. American journal of neuroradiology·2017

Same author

Visual attention in posterior stroke and relations to alexia.

Neuropsychologia·2016

Same author

The effect of pelvic floor muscle training on sexual function in men with lower urinary tract symptoms after stroke.

Topics in stroke rehabilitation·2015

Same journal

Airborne nitric oxide: Inflammatory marker and aerocrine messenger in man.

Acta physiologica Scandinavica·2017

Same journal

Respiratory and Circulatory Responses to Different Types of Exercise.

Acta physiologica Scandinavica·2017

Same journal

Relative and Total Hemoglobin Content of the Blood and Maximal Oxygen Uptake.

Acta physiologica Scandinavica·2017

Same journal

Summary.

Acta physiologica Scandinavica·2017

Same journal

General Introduction.

Acta physiologica Scandinavica·2017

Same journal

Maximal Oxygen Uptake in Norwegian Subjects.

Acta physiologica Scandinavica·2017

See all related articles

Static exercise causes arteries in resting limbs to constrict. This arterial constriction is more pronounced during one-leg knee extension compared to static handgrip exercise.

Area of Science:

Physiology
Vascular Biology
Exercise Science

Background:

Static exercise impacts cardiovascular function.
Understanding blood flow regulation during exercise is crucial.

Purpose of the Study:

To investigate changes in arterial diameter in resting limbs during static exercise.
To compare the effects of different static exercise types on arterial dimensions.

Main Methods:

High-resolution ultrasound measured arterial diameter in resting radial and dorsalis pedis arteries.
Measurements were taken at rest and during static handgrip and one-leg knee extension exercises.
Heart rate and mean arterial pressure were monitored.

Main Results:

Related Experiment Videos

Arterial luminal diameters decreased within 30 seconds of static exercise onset.

One-leg knee extension resulted in a greater arterial diameter reduction (7.6%) compared to static handgrip.

Arterial diameter relative to mean arterial pressure decreased significantly during both exercise types.

Conclusions:

Static exercise induces arterial constriction in non-exercising limbs.
The degree of arterial constriction in resting limbs is exercise-intensity dependent.
These findings highlight complex vascular responses to static exercise.