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Exercise and Dexterity in the Cold

Coronary responses to cold air inhalation following afferent and efferent blockade.
Muller MD, Gao Z, McQuillan PM, Leuenberger UA, Sinoway LI. Am J Physiol: Heart Circ Physiol. 2014; 307(2):H228-235.

β-Adrenergic blockade enhances coronary vasoconstrictor response to forehead cooling.
Muller MD, Gao Z, Patel HM, Heffernan MJ, Leuenberger UA, Sinoway LI. Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol. 2014 Mar;306(6):H910-7

Aging attenuates the coronary blood flow response to cold air breathing and isometric handgrip in healthy humans.
Muller MD, Gao Z, Mast JL, Blaha CA, Drew RC, Leuenberger UA, Sinoway LI. Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol. 2012; 302(3): H1737-46.

Effect of cold air inhalation and isometric exercise on coronary blood flow and myocardial function in humans.
Muller MD, Gao Z, Drew RC, Herr MD, Leuenberger UA, Sinoway LI. J Appl Physiol. 2011; 111(6):1694-1702.

Cold habituation does not improve manual dexterity during rest and exercise in 5 °C.
Muller MD, Seo Y, Kim CH, Ryan, Pollock BS, Burns KJ, Glickman EL. Int J Biometeorol. 2014; 58(3): 383-94.

Cognitive function during lower body water immersion and post-immersion afterdrop.
Seo Y, Kim CH, Ryan EJ, Gunstad J, Glickman EL, Muller MD. Aviat Space Environ Med. 2013 Sep;84(9):921-6.

Test-retest reliability of Purdue Pegboard performance in thermoneutral and cold ambient conditions.
Muller MD, Ryan EJ, Kim CH, Muller SM, Glickman EL. Ergonomics. 2011; 54(11):1081-7.

Hemodynamic and thermoregulatory responses to lower body water immersion.
Muller MD, Kim CH, Seo Y, Ryan EJ, Glickman EL. Aviat Space Environ Med. 2012; 83(10): 935-41.

Effect of cold acclimatization on exercise economy in the cold.
Muller MD, Kim CH, Bellar DB, Ryan EJ, Seo Y, Muller SM, Glickman EL. Eur J Appl Physiol. 2012; 112(2):795-800.

Pain and thermal sensation in the cold: the effect of interval versus continuous exercise.
Muller MD, Muller SM, Ryan EJ, Bellar DM, Kim CH, Glickman EL. Eur J Appl Physiol. 2011; 111(6):979-87.

Mood and selective attention in the cold: the effect of interval versus continuous exercise.
Muller MD, Muller SM, Kim CH, Ryan EJ, Gunstad J, Glickman EL. Eur J Appl Physiol. 2010; 111(7):1321-8.

The influence of interval versus continuous exercise on thermoregulation, torso hemodynamics, and finger dexterity in the cold.
Muller MD, Ryan EJ, Bellar DM, Kim CH, Blankfield RP, Muller SM, Glickman EL. Eur J Appl Physiol. 2010; 109(5):857-67.

Sympathetic Control of the Circulation in Healthy Humans

Beta-1 vs. beta-2 adrenergic control of coronary blood flow during isometric handgrip exercise in humans.
Maman SR, Vargas AF, Ahmad TA, Miller AJ, Gao Z, Leuenberger UA, Proctor DN, Muller MD.
J Appl Physiol (1985). 2017 Aug 1;123(2):337-343

Esmolol infusion versus propranolol infusion: effects on heart rate and blood pressure in healthy volunteers.
Muller MD, Ahmad TA, Vargas Pelaez AF, Proctor DN, Bonavia AS, Luck JC, Maman SR, Ross AJ, Leuenberger UA, McQuillan PM. 2017. J Appl Physiol

Effect of adrenergic agonists on coronary blood flow: a laboratory study in healthy volunteers.
Vargas Pelaez AF, Gao Z, Ahmad TA, Leuenberger UA, Proctor DN, Maman SR, Muller MD. Physiological Reports 4(10): e12806, 1-8, PMID 27225628, 2016.

β-Adrenergic Receptor Blockade Impairs Coronary Exercise Hyperemia in Young Men but not Older Men.
Ross AJ, Gao Z, Pollock JP, Leuenberger UA, Sinoway LI, Muller MD. Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol. 2014 Nov 15;307(10):H1497-503.

Sex differences in forearm vasoconstrictor response to voluntary apnea.
Patel HM, Heffernan MJ, Ross AJ, Muller MD. Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol. 2014 Feb;306(3):H309-16.

Intravenous phentolamine abolishes coronary vasoconstriction in response to mild central hypovolemia.
Gao Z, Muller MD, Sinoway LI, Leuenberger UA. J Appl Physiol (1985). 2014 Jan 15;116(2):216-21.

Melatonin attenuates the skin sympathetic nerve response to mental stress.
Muller MD, Sauder CL, Ray CA. Am J Physiol: Heart Circ Physiol. 305(9) H1382-6, 2013.

Effect of healthy aging on renal vascular responses to local cooling and apnea.
Patel H, Mast JL, Sinoway LI, Muller MD. J Appl Physiol. 2013; 115(1):90-6.

Tactile stimulation of the oropharynx elicits sympathoexcitation in conscious humans.
Muller MD, Mast JL, Cui J, Heffernan MJ, McQuillan PM, Sinoway LI. J Appl Physiol. 2013;115(1):71-7.

Mental stress elicits sustained and reproducible increases in skin sympathetic nerve activity.
Muller MD, Sauder CL, Ray CA. Physiol Rep. 2013; 1(1); PMID:23750321.

Cardiac mechanics are impaired during fatiguing exercise and cold pressor test in healthy older adults.
Muller MD, Mast JL, Patel H, Sinoway LI. J Appl Physiol. 2013; 114(2):186-94.

Exercise in Peripheral Artery Disease

Peripheral revascularization attenuates the exercise pressor reflex and increases coronary exercise hyperemia in peripheral arterial disease.
Miller AJ, Luck JC, Kim DJ, Leuenberger UA, Aziz F, Radtka JF 3rd, Sinoway LI, Muller MD.
J Appl Physiol (1985). 2018 Jul 1;125(1):58-63

Blood pressure and calf muscle oxygen extraction during plantar flexion exercise in peripheral artery disease.
Luck JC, Miller AJ, Aziz F, Radtka JF 3rd, Proctor DN, Leuenberger UA, Sinoway LI, Muller MD.
J Appl Physiol (1985). 2017 Jul 1;123(1):2-10.

Coronary exercise hyperemia is impaired in patients with peripheral arterial disease.
Ross AJ, Gao Z, Luck JC, Blaha CA, Cauffman AE, Aziz F, Radtka JF, Proctor DN, Leuenberger UA, Sinoway LI, Muller MD. Annals of Vascular Surgery, ACCEPTED MAY 31, 2016.

Inhibition of cyclooxygenase attenuates the blood pressure response to plantar flexion exercise in peripheral arterial disease.
Muller MD, Drew RC, Ross AJ, Blaha CA, Cauffman AE, Kaufman MP, Sinoway LI. Am J Physiol: Heart Circ Physiol 309(3): H523-H528, 2015.

Physiology in Medicine: Peripheral Arterial Disease.
Muller MD, Reed AB, Leuenberger UA, Sinoway LI. J Appl Physiol. 115(9): 1219-1229, 2013. (SELECTED AS “EDITOR’S PICK”)

Oxidative stress contributes to the augmented exercise pressor reflex in peripheral arterial disease patients.
Muller MD, Drew RC, Blaha CA, Mast JL, Cui J, Reed AB, Sinoway LI. J Physiol. 2012; 590(23): 6237-46.

Renal vasoconstriction is augmented during exercise in patients with peripheral arterial disease.
Drew RC, Muller MD, Blaha CA, Mast JL, Heffernan MJ, Estep LE, Cui J, Reed AB, Sinoway LI. Physiol Rep. 2013 Nov;1(6):e00154. doi: 10.1002/phy2.154.