Table 1.

Effects of SMTC (2.1 ± 0.1 μmol kg⁻¹) on resting blood flow (ml min⁻¹ 100 g⁻¹) and vascular conductance (ml min⁻¹ 100 g⁻¹ mmHg⁻¹) to the individual muscles or muscle parts of the rat hindlimb

	Blood flow		Vascular conductance
	Control	SMTC	Control	SMTC
Ankle extensors
Soleus	87 ± 14	46 ± 8*	0.70 ± 0.11	0.38 ± 0.07*
Plantaris	17 ± 3	12 ± 4	0.13 ± 0.02	0.08 ± 0.02
Red gastrocnemius	51 ± 12	20 ± 6*	0.40 ± 0.09	0.15 ± 0.03*
White gastrocnemius	15 ± 2	9 ± 2*	0.12 ± 0.01	0.07 ± 0.02*
Mixed gastrocnemius	19 ± 4	9 ± 2*	0.15 ± 0.03	0.06 ± 0.01*
Tibialis posterior	28 ± 7	14 ± 4	0.22 ± 0.05	0.10 ± 0.03*
Flexor digitorum longus	50 ± 11	32 ± 15	0.40 ± 0.09	0.21 ± 0.11
Flexor halicus longus	19 ± 3	10 ± 3*	0.15 ± 0.02	0.07 ± 0.02*
Ankle flexors
Tibialis anterior, red	64 ± 9	35 ± 14	0.50 ± 0.06	0.31 ± 0.04
Tibialis anterior, white	23 ± 3	16 ± 4	0.18 ± 0.02	0.13 ± 0.03
Extensor digitorum longus	21 ± 3	14 ± 5	0.16 ± 0.02	0.09 ± 0.03
Peroneals	25 ± 5	12 ± 4	0.20 ± 0.05	0.08 ± 0.02*
Knee extensors
Vastus intermedius	83 ± 13	46 ± 9*	0.65 ± 0.09	0.34 ± 0.06*
Vastus medialis	14 ± 3	11 ± 2	0.11 ± 0.02	0.08 ± 0.01
Vastus lateralis, red	73 ± 14	41 ± 14	0.57 ± 0.10	0.33 ± 0.12
Vastus lateralis, white	9 ± 1	9 ± 2	0.07 ± 0.01	0.06 ± 0.01
Vastus lateralis, mixed	19 ± 3	15 ± 3	0.15 ± 0.02	0.10 ± 0.02
Rectus femoris, red	54 ± 14	18 ± 6*	0.42 ± 0.10	0.14 ± 0.04*
Rectus femoris, white	16 ± 2	13 ± 3	0.12 ± 0.01	0.09 ± 0.02
Knee flexors
Biceps femoris anterior	11 ± 1	8 ± 1	0.09 ± 0.01	0.06 ± 0.01*
Biceps femoris posterior	18 ± 3	10 ± 2	0.14 ± 0.03	0.07 ± 0.01*
Semitendinosus	20 ± 3	10 ± 2*	0.16 ± 0.03	0.07 ± 0.01*
Semimembranosus, red	14 ± 1	11 ± 2	0.11 ± 0.01	0.07 ± 0.01*
Semimembranosus, white	9 ± 1	8 ± 1	0.07 ± 0.01	0.06 ± 0.01

Data are mean ±s.e.m. n= 9

^*P < 0.05 vs. control.