Table 2.
Resting blood flow (ml/min/100g) to individual muscles or muscle parts of the hindlimb before and after superfusion of the spinotrapezius muscle with 300 µM SNP (i.e., control 1 and control 2; respectively)
| Control 1 | Control 2 | |
|---|---|---|
| Ankle extensors | ||
| Soleus | 15 ± 1 | 14 ± 2 |
| Plantaris | 8 ± 1 | 9 ± 2 |
| Gastrocnemius, red | 8 ± 2 | 12 ± 3* |
| Gastrocnemius, white | 8 ± 2 | 7 ± 1 |
| Gastrocnemius, mixed | 8 ± 1 | 8 ± 1 |
| Tibialis posterior | 11 ± 4 | 14 ± 3 |
| Flexor digitorum longus | 7 ± 4 | 17 ± 5 |
| Flexor halicus longus | 7 ± 1 | 8 ± 1 |
| Ankle flexors | ||
| Tibialis anterior, red | 8 ± 3 | 10 ± 1 |
| Tibialis anterior, white | 9 ± 2 | 9 ± 2 |
| Extensor digitorum longus | 9 ± 2 | 7 ± 1 |
| Peroneals | 13 ± 4 | 11 ± 3 |
| Knee extensors | ||
| Vastus intermedius | 12 ± 2 | 12 ± 2 |
| Vastus medialis | 5 ± 1 | 6 ± 1 |
| Vastus lateralis, red | 10 ± 2 | 12 ± 1 |
| Vastus lateralis, white | 7 ± 1 | 9 ± 2 |
| Vastus lateralis, mixed | 7 ± 1 | 7 ± 1 |
| Rectus femoris, red | 6 ± 1 | 8 ± 1 |
| Rectus femoris, white | 8 ± 1 | 8 ± 1 |
| Knee flexors | ||
| Biceps femoris anterior | 6 ± 1 | 5 ± 1 |
| Biceps femoris posterior | 7 ± 1 | 8 ± 1 |
| Semitendinosus | 6 ± 1 | 8 ± 1 |
| Semimembranosus, red | 6 ± 1 | 8 ± 1 |
| Semimembranosus, white | 7 ± 1 | 9 ± 1 |
| Thigh adductors | ||
| Adductor longus | 13 ± 3 | 10 ± 3 |
| Adductor magnus & brevis | 6 ± 1 | 6 ± 1 |
| Gracilis | 7 ± 1 | 8 ± 1 |
| Pectineus | 6 ± 1 | 7 ± 1 |
Values are mean ± SE.
*
p<0.05 vs. control 1.