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International Journal of Vascular Medicine
Volume 2012 (2012), Article ID 543218, 17 pages
doi:10.1155/2012/543218
Review Article

Blood Flow Restricted Exercise and Vascular Function

Masahiro Horiuchi1,2 and Koichi Okita2,3

1Department of Physiology, Yamanashi Institute of Environmental Sciences, Kami-yoshida 5597, Fuji-yoshida, Yamanashi 4030005, Japan
2Northern Regions, Life long Sports Research Center, Hokusho University, Bunkyoudai 23, Ebetsu, Hokkaido 0698511, Japan
3Department of Sports Education, Hokusho University, Bunkyodai 23, Ebetsu, Hokkaido 0698511, Japan

Received 15 June 2012; Revised 3 August 2012; Accepted 6 August 2012

Academic Editor: Beth Parker

Copyright © 2012 Masahiro Horiuchi and Koichi Okita. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.

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