title: Regional differences in blood volume and blood transit time in resting skeletal muscle.
abstract: We examined regional differences in blood volume and transit time along the length of a resting skeletal muscle by positron emission tomography. In contrast, blood volume didn't change. The blood transit time increased significantly from proximal to distal portions, suggesting that blood flow velocity slows even though there are no changes in blood volume.
authors.affiliation: Graduate School of Human Sciences, Waseda University, Tokorozawa, Japan.
authors.forename: Masaki
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Mizuno
authors.forename: Yuichi
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Kimura
authors.forename: Takashi
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Iwakawa
authors.forename: Keiichi
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Oda
authors.forename: Kenji
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Ishii
authors.forename: Kiichi
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Ishiwata
authors.forename: Yoshio
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Nakamura
authors.forename: Isao
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Muraoka
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001810:Blood Volume; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D018482:Muscle, Skeletal / Q000098:blood supply*; D012039:Regional Blood Flow; D014055:Tomography, Emission-Computed