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. 2003 Aug 29;553(Pt 1):281–292. doi: 10.1113/jphysiol.2003.049940

Table 5.

Forearm and systemic haemodynamics for moderate exercise before and after l-NAME (protocol 5)

			Adenosine		Exercise

Variable	Vasoconstrictor	Time	Pre l-NAME	Post l-NAME	Pre l-NAME	Post l-NAME
FBF (ml min⁻¹)	Phenylephrine	Baseline	28 ± 2	20 ± 4^*	31 ± 5	18 ± 7
	(n = 4)	Pre-phenylephrine	143 ± 46	88 ± 24	185 ± 16	164 ± 15^†
		Post-phenylephrine	96 ± 35	57 ± 19	163 ± 8	151 ± 22^†
	Clonidine	Baseline	36 ± 7	26 ± 4	38 ± 7	23 ± 3 ^*
	(n = 5)	Pre-clonidine	148 ± 31	92 ± 29^*	205 ± 21	188 ± 19^†
		Post-clonidine	78 ± 15	45 ± 12^*	185 ± 25^†	171 ± 25^†
FVC (ml min⁻¹ (100 mm Hg)⁻¹)	Phenylephrine	Baseline	31 ± 2	21 ± 4^*	35 ± 5	18 ± 7^*
		Pre-phenylephrine	166 ± 52	94 ± 28	194 ± 14	163 ± 17^*
		Post-phenylephrine	107 ± 37	59 ± 20	167 ± 15	146 ± 22^†
	Clonidine	Baseline	42 ± 8	27 ± 5^*	44 ± 9	24 ± 4 ^*
		Pre-clonidine	172 ± 35	101 ± 33^*	226 ± 27	188 ± 21^*
		Post-clonidine	89 ± 17	47 ± 12^*	198 ± 32^†	168 ± 27^*^†
MAP (mmHg)	Phenylephrine	Baseline	90 ± 2	95 ± 2	90 ± 1	99 ± 3^*
		Pre-phenylephrine	86 ± 1	95 ± 2	95 ± 3	101 ± 2
		Post-phenylephrine	89 ± 2	96 ± 2^*	97 ± 4	104 ± 1^†
	Clonidine	Baseline	89 ± 2	94 ± 1	88 ± 1	99 ± 2^*
		Pre-clonidine	86 ± 2	92 ± 1	91 ± 3	100 ± 3 ^*^†
		Post-clonidine	89 ± 3	96 ± 1^*	96 ± 4	103 ± 2^†

^*

P < 0.05 post vs. pre l-NAME within same hyperaemic condition

^†

P < 0.05 exercise vs. adenosine within same l-NAME condition.