Application of carbon dioxide to the skin and muscle oxygenation of human lower-limb muscle sites during cold water immersion
Background Cold therapy has the disadvantage of inducing vasoconstriction in arterial and venous capillaries. The effects of carbon dioxide (CO2) hot water depend mainly on not only cutaneous vasodilation but also muscle vasodilation. We examined the effects of artificial CO2 cold water immersion (C...
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| Language: | English |
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PeerJ Inc.
2020-08-01
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| Online Access: | https://peerj.com/articles/9785.pdf |