Interaction between the muscle metaboreflex and the arterial baroreflex in control of arterial pressure and skeletal muscle blood flow

We found that carotid baroreceptor unloading during muscle metaboreflex activation results in an additive interaction and causes vasoconstriction of all vascular beds, including ischemic active skeletal muscle. However, there is a larger vasoconstriction in other vascular beds causing redistribution of blood flow toward ischemic active skeletal muscle.