Table 1.

Resistance values during balloon inflation for all experimental trials

	Resistance, mmHg·ml−1·min
	Before inflation	Nadir	End of inflation
Rest
Balloon	0.00±0.00	0.11±0.03*	0.06±0.01
Vascular	1.12±0.15	1.58±0.20*	1.18±0.19†
Total	1.14±0.15	1.69±0.22*	1.26±0.18†
10% MVC
Balloon	0.00±0.00	0.08±0.01*	0.05±0.01†
Vascular	0.34±0.04	0.52±0.07*	0.35±0.04†
Total	0.35±0.04	0.61±0.09*	0.38±0.04†
20% MVC
Balloon	0.00±0.00	0.05±0.01*	0.03±0.01†
Vascular	0.20±0.01	0.28±0.01*	0.21±0.02†
Total	0.21±0.02	0.33±0.03*	0.23±0.02†

Values are means ± SE; n = 10. MVC, maximum voluntary contraction.

^*P < 0.01 vs. before inflation.

^†P < 0.01 vs. nadir.