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Table 3 Regional changes in knee extensor muscle volume (milliliters) during dehydration

From: Skeletal muscle volume following dehydration induced by exercise in heat

Muscle(s)

Distal

Mid-belly

Proximal

Baseline

↓5%ETBW

Baseline

↓5%ETBW

Baseline

↓5%ETBW

Vasti1

439 ± 144

419 ± 139*

491 ± 149

460 ± 138*

336 ± 110

312 ± 102*

RF

26 ± 9

25 ± 9

77 ± 29

73 ± 29

94 ± 33

87 ± 29*

  1. *Significantly different vs baseline; significantly different vs RF; p < 0.05. 1Vasti, volume of the vastus lateralis, vastus intermedius, and vastus medialis; RF, rectus femoris. n = 11; mean ± SD.