Journal of Biomechanics
Volume 39, Issue 13 , Pages 2430-2437 , 2006

Intermittent pneumatic compression regulates expression of nitric oxide synthases in skeletal muscles

  • Xiangling Tan

      Affiliations

    • Nan-Ton Medical College, Nanton, Jiangsu Province, PR China
    • ,
  • Wen-Ning Qi

      Affiliations

    • The Orthopaedic Microsurgery Laboratory, Department of Surgery, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina 27710, USA
    • ,
  • Xiaosong Gu

      Affiliations

    • Nan-Ton Medical College, Nanton, Jiangsu Province, PR China
    • ,
  • James R. Urbaniak

      Affiliations

    • The Orthopaedic Microsurgery Laboratory, Department of Surgery, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina 27710, USA
    • ,
  • Long-En Chen

      Affiliations

    • The Orthopaedic Microsurgery Laboratory, Department of Surgery, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina 27710, USA
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: 1+9196842521; fax: +9196818490.

,Accepted 27 July 2005.

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doi: 10.1016/j.jbiomech.2005.07.022

Journal of Biomechanics
Volume 39, Issue 13 , Pages 2430-2437 , 2006

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