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Subcutaneous and perirenal adipose tissue blood flows (ATBF) were measured by the133Xe washout method before, during and after 4 h exercise on a bicycle ergometer. The load corresponded to about 50% of\(\dot V_{{\text{O}}_{\text{2}} }\) max (i.e. about 1.7l/min). Subcutaneous and perirenal ATBF increased at an average to 3–400 and 700% of their initial control values respectively. In six of nine measuring sites ATBF remained increased in the hour following work. During work plasma glycerol concentrations increased 8 fold. The core temperature increased 0.9°C, skin temperature did not change significantly. During passive elevation of body temperature (core temperature +1.5°C; skin temperature +3°C) neither subcutaneous ATBF nor plasma glycerol concentrations changed significantly. It is concluded that the increase in subcutaneous ATBF during exercise is not a reaction to increased body temperature.
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Bülow, J., Madsen, J. Human adipose tissue blood flow during prolonged exercise II. Pflugers Arch. 376, 41–45 (1978). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00585246
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