Table 2.
Exercising individual hindlimb skeletal muscle and muscle part blood flow and VC for control and EPI groups
| Blood Flow, ml·min−1·100 g−1 |
VC, ml·min−1·100 g−1·mmHg−1 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Control | EPI | Control | EPI | |
| Ankle extensors | ||||
| Soleus | 340 ± 23 | 326 ± 33 | 2.50 ± 0.17 | 2.53 ± 0.27 |
| Plantaris | 317 ± 24 | 284 ± 16 | 2.33 ± 0.17 | 2.21 ± 0.13 |
| Gastrocnemius, red | 490 ± 45 | 421 ± 32 | 3.59 ± 0.32 | 3.27 ± 0.26 |
| Gastrocnemius, white | 79 ± 24 | 72 ± 15 | 0.57 ± 0.17 | 0.58 ± 0.13 |
| Gastrocnemius, mixed | 211 ± 20 | 194 ± 12 | 1.55 ± 0.14 | 1.51 ± 0.10 |
| Tibialis posterior | 186 ± 23 | 223 ± 20 | 1.37 ± 0.16 | 1.73 ± 0.16* |
| Flexor digitorum longus | 121 ± 31 | 154 ± 26 | 0.88 ± 0.22 | 1.22 ± 0.21 |
| Flexor halicus longus | 112 ± 20 | 116 ± 6 | 0.82 ± 0.14 | 0.91 ± 0.05 |
| Ankle flexors | ||||
| Tibialis anterior, red | 424 ± 34 | 489 ± 46 | 3.14 ± 0.28 | 3.82 ± 0.38* |
| Tibialis anterior, white | 149 ± 15 | 159 ± 15 | 1.12 ± 0.12 | 1.25 ± 0.13 |
| Extensor digitorum longus | 92 ± 13 | 84 ± 8 | 0.68 ± 0.10 | 0.66 ± 0.07 |
| Peroneals | 177 ± 23 | 187 ± 15 | 1.29 ± 0.16 | 1.46 ± 0.12 |
| Knee extensors | ||||
| Vastus intermedius | 461 ± 44 | 481 ± 41 | 3.39±.032 | 3.73 ± 0.32 |
| Vastus medialis | 240 ± 22 | 241 ± 26 | 1.77 ± 0.17 | 1.88 ± 0.21 |
| Vastus lateralis, red | 471 ± 44 | 453 ± 39 | 3.48 ± 0.33 | 3.50 ± 0.29 |
| Vastus lateralis, white | 46 ± 10 | 35 ± 4 | 0.34 ± 0.07 | 0.28 ± 0.04 |
| Vastus lateralis, mixed | 234 ± 33 | 200 ± 17 | 1.71 ± 0.23 | 1.55 ± 0.13 |
| Rectus femoris, red | 339 ± 29 | 320 ± 31 | 2.48 ± 0.20 | 2.48 ± 0.24 |
| Rectus femoris, white | 157 ± 18 | 136 ± 12 | 1.15 ± 0.13 | 1.06 ± 0.10 |
| Knee flexors | ||||
| Biceps femoris anterior | 79 ± 22 | 57 ± 10 | 0.57 ± 0.15 | 0.45 ± 0.08 |
| Biceps femoris posterior | 122 ± 16 | 148 ± 14 | 0.89 ± 0.12 | 1.16 ± 0.13* |
| Semitendinosus | 76 ± 8 | 94 ± 10 | 0.56 ± 0.06 | 0.74 ± 0.09* |
| Semimembranosus, red | 171 ± 22 | 177 ± 16 | 1.25 ± 0.16 | 1.39 ± 0.15 |
| Semimembranosus, white | 47 ± 9 | 59 ± 8 | 0.34 ± 0.06 | 0.47 ± 0.08 |
| Hip adductos | ||||
| Adductor longus | 350 ± 36 | 365 ± 23 | 2.57 ± 0.25 | 2.84 ± 0.20 |
| Adductor magnus & brevis | 121 ± 12 | 123 ± 9 | 0.89 ± 0.09 | 0.96 ± 0.08 |
| Gracilis | 57 ± 10 | 75 ± 10 | 0.42 ± 0.07 | 0.60 ± 0.09* |
| Pectinius | 83 ± 22 | 97 ± 14 | 0.60 ± 0.16 | 0.76 ± 0.12 |
Values are means ± SE; control, n = 11; and EPI, n = 11. Within control and EPI groups, exercising blood flow and VC were significantly elevated above rest for all 28 individual hindlimb muscles and muscle parts (P > 0.05 for all).
*
P < 0.05 vs. control.