Table 3.
Muscle blood flow during exercise in various species
| Author | Species | Exercise Mode | Muscle Group(s) | Blood Flow, ml·min−1·100 g−1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Armstrong and Laughlin, 1983; Ref. 14 | Sprague-Dawley rats | Treadmill running (speed = 60 m/min) | Knee extensors | |
| Vastus intermedius | 396 ± 36 | |||
| Vastus medialis | 284 ± 42 | |||
| Vastus lateralis | ||||
| Red | 389 ± 50 | |||
| Middle | 224 ± 32 | |||
| White | 86 ± 18 | |||
| Rectus femoris | ||||
| Red | 312 ± 38 | |||
| White | 166 ± 16 | |||
| Armstrong and Laughlin, 1985; Ref. 15 | Sprague-Dawley rats | Treadmill running (speed = 105 m/min) | Knee extensors | |
| Vastus intermedius | 495 ± 73 | |||
| Vastus medialis | 325 ± 47 | |||
| Vastus lateralis | ||||
| Red | 495 ± 66 | |||
| Middle | 293 ± 50 | |||
| White | 102 ± 24 | |||
| Rectus femoris | ||||
| Red | 363 ± 47 | |||
| White | 173 ± 23 | |||
| Musch et al., 1987; Ref. 333 | Exercise-trained foxhounds | Treadmill running (maximal) | Gracilis | 252 ± 22 |
| Gastrocnemius | 255 ± 17 | |||
| Semimembranosus | 330 ± 26 | |||
| Semitendinosus | 128 ± 14 | |||
| Musch et al., 1987; Ref. 331 | Untrained mongrel dogs | Treadmill running (maximal) | Gracilis | 206 ± 12 |
| Gastrocnemius | 255 ± 17 | |||
| Semimembranosus | 342 ± 20 | |||
| Semitendinosus | 134 ± 12 | |||
| Parks and Manohar, 1983; Ref. 350 | Ponies | Treadmill running (32 km/h) | Diaphragm | ∼215 ± 20 |
| Manohar, 1986; Ref. 293 | Ponies | Treadmill running (32 km/h) | Diaphragm | 265 ± 36 |
| Gluteus medius | 253 ± 36 | |||
| Biceps femoris | 233 ± 29 | |||
| Triceps brachii | 227 ± 26 | |||
| Manohar, 1990; Ref. 295 | Ponies | Treadmill running (32 km/h at a 7% grade) | Diaphragm | ∼325 ± 25 |
| Andersen and Saltin, 1985; Ref. 6 | Humans | Single leg kicking (maximal; avg 54W) | Knee extensors | 247 ± 18 |
| Richardson et al., 1995; Ref. 376 | Exercise-trained (cyclists) humans | Single leg kicking (maximal; avg 99W) | Knee extensors | 386 ± 26 |
Values are means ± SE.